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厲害

lai6 hoi6

li4 hai5

[1] (of temper, words, etc) fierce; violent; sharp
[2] (of people) strict; stern; harsh
[3] (of illness) intense; severe; terrible

[普][粵] variant: 利害 | [粵] synonym: 犀利

Level: 3

厲害 / 厉害

厲 lai6 laai3 laai6 lai3 lie4 lai4 li4 - [1] [n] coarse whetstone [2] harsh; violent; s
害 hoi6 hot6 hot3 hai4 {hai5} he2 | hai5 {he2 hai - [1] [v] injure; harm; destroy; damage

This word was added by bybell on 5th Oct 2005 and last edited on 24th Apr 2008

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