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  lit6   jyutping
  lie4   pinyin
[1] intense; fierce; strong; acute
[2] staunch; upright; stern; unyielding
[3] martyr; person who dies for a just course
[4] achievements; exploits; merits



Default PoS: adjective Additional PoS: noun
Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
Radical: (#86)

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

This word has been viewed 7132 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Sep 2010 10:37

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detail  koeng4 lit6  qiang2 lie4 = strong, intense
detail  jit6 lit6  re4 lie4 = warm; enthusiastic
detail  zong3 lit6  zhuang4 lie4 = brave and honourable
detail  hing3 gou1 coi2 lit6  xing4 gao1 cai3 lie4 = (idiom) in high spirits; delighted; excited
detail  kek6 lit6  ju4 lie4 = violent; fierce; severe; acute
detail  gik1 lit6  ji1 lie4 = intense; fierce; acute
detail  maang5 lit6  meng3 lie4 = fierce, violent (criticism, etc.)
detail  lit6 si6   = martyr
detail  kek6 lit6 wan6 dung6  ju4 lie4 yun4 dong4 = violent motion
detail  kong4 lit6  kuang2 lie4 = turbulence, a state of violent agitation
See all 32 compounds (CantoDict reports 34 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)
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