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厲害

厲害

See also: 厉害

Chinese

		severe	to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity
trad. (厲害)		厲	害
simp. (厉害)		厉	害

Alternative forms

利害

Adjective

厲害

fierce
serious
(informal) excellent; amazing; fantastic

Synonyms

(amazing): (Cantonese) 犀利 (sai1 lei6)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lìhài

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lai⁶ hoi⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): li-hoi
Min Nan (POJ): lī-hāi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: lìhài → lìhai (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋ → ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄞ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lih.hay
  - IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹⁻⁵³ xaɪ̯⁵¹/ → /li⁵¹ xaɪ̯¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    利害
    厲害／厉害
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lai⁶ hoi⁶
  - Yale: laih hoih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lai⁶ hoi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /lɐi̯²² hɔːi̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: li-hoi
  - Hakka Romanization System: li hoi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: li⁴ hoi⁴
  - IPA: /li⁵⁵ ho̯i⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-hāi
  - Tâi-lô: lī-hāi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lixhai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /li²²⁻²¹ haɪ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /li⁴¹⁻²² haɪ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /li²²⁻²¹ haɪ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /li³³⁻¹¹ haɪ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /li³³⁻²¹ haɪ³³/