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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 6 (est.) · 詞
嚴峻 word · TOCFL 6 (est.)
嚴峻 ＝ 嚴 ＋ 峻
ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩㄣˋ · yánjùn
adj — grim, severe (a situation, test, or challenge)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

嚴strict, severe (嚴格)yán
峻steep, towering (險峻)jùna mountain 山 standing sheer
嚴峻，嚴格的嚴，險峻的峻。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一面山（峻）拔地而起，陡得無路可上——形勢嚴（嚴）得逼人。
A sheer mountain (峻) with no way up — the situation as severe (嚴) as the cliff.
記憶法
關 · Related
嚴格yángéstrict — the everyday 嚴險峻xiǎnjùnsteep and perilous — the 峻