Definify.com

Definition 2024

暴戾

暴戾

Chinese

		sudden; violent; cruel sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure	do violence; go against
simp. and trad. (暴戾)		暴	戾

Adjective

暴戾

ruthless; tyrannical

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bàolì

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou⁶ leoi⁶, bou⁶ lai⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: bàolì
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawlih
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
    ^edit
    暴利
    暴力
    暴厲／暴厉
    暴吏
    暴戾
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou⁶ leoi⁶, bou⁶ lai⁶
  - Yale: bouh leuih, bouh laih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou⁶ loey⁶, bou⁶ lai⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pou̯²² lɵy̯²²/, /pou̯²² lɐi̯²²/