厲 (lai6 | li4) : stern; severe; fierce

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厲

lai6

li4

stern; severe; fierce; strict; rigorous

Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: 厂 (#27)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

厲 / 厉

This word has been viewed 4636 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Jul 2011 15:02

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嚴厲 jim4 lai6 yan2 li4 = severe; strict

厲害 lai6 hoi6 li4 hai5 = fierce; strict; intense, [國] awesome

嚴厲的 jim4 lai6 dik1 = stern 國

再接再厲 zoi3 zip3 zoi3 lai6 = to never give up working towards a goal

嚴厲措施 jim4 lai6 cou3 si1 = drastic measures

凌厲 ling4 lai6 ling2 li4 = quick and aggressive; swift and forceful

厲鬼 lai6 gwai2 li4 gui3 = ferocious ghost

外厲內荏 ngoi6 lai6 noi6 jam5 wai4 li4 nei4 ren3 = to look tough on the outside but actually be soft on the inside

色厲內荏 sik1 lai6 noi6 jam5 se4 li4 nei4 ren3 = to look tough on the outside but actually be soft on the inside

雷厲風行 leoi4 lai6 fung1 hang4 lei2 li4 feng1 xing2 = 1. the quick execution of orders or policies; carry out vigorous and swift

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 厲
Unicode code for this character: U+53b2 (off-site link)

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