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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lìhài

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lai⁶ hoi⁶ / lei⁶ hoi⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): li-hoi
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lī-hāi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lìhài → lìhai (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋ → ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄏㄞ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lìhåi
    • Wade–Giles: li⁴-hai⁵
    • Yale: lì-hai
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lih.hay
    • Palladius: лихай (lixaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹⁻⁵³ xaɪ̯⁵¹/ → /li⁵¹ xaɪ̯¹/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 利害 厲害／厉害

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: lai⁶ hoi⁶ / lei⁶ hoi⁶
    • Yale: laih hoih / leih hoih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lai⁶ hoi⁶ / lei⁶ hoi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: lei⁶ hoi⁶ / léi⁶ hoi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐi̯²² hɔːi̯²²/, /lei̯²² hɔːi̯²²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 利害 厲害／厉害

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: li-hoi
    • Hakka Romanization System: li hoi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: li⁴ hoi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /li⁵⁵ hoi̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-hāi
    • Tâi-lô: lī-hāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lixhai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /li²²⁻²¹ hai²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /li⁴¹⁻²² hai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /li²²⁻²¹ hai²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /li³³⁻¹¹ hai³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /li³³⁻²¹ hai³³/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 厲害

1. (of a wild animal, a person's temper, words, etc.) fierce
2. strict; stern; severe
3. (of illness, heat, cold, etc.) intense; severe; serious

   這兒一個路燈都沒有，虧得我雀盲眼不算厲害，沒摔著什麼伍的。 [dialectal Mandarin, trad.]
   这儿一个路灯都没有，亏得我雀盲眼不算厉害，没摔着什么伍的。 [dialectal Mandarin, simp.]

   Zhàr yī ge lùdēng dōu méiyǒu, kuīde wǒ qiǎomangyǎn bùsuàn lìhai, méi shuāi zhe shénmewǔde. [Pinyin]

   There wasn't a single streetlamp here. Thankfully my nightblindness isn't serious, so I didn't fall or anything.

4. (informal) excellent; amazing; fantastic

Synonyms

• (fierce):

(deprecated template usage)

• 兇惡／凶恶 (xiōng'è)
• 兇殘／凶残 (xiōngcán)
• 兇狠／凶狠 (xiōnghěn)
• 兇猛／凶猛 (xiōngměng)
• 兇險／凶险 (xiōngxiǎn)
• 凶暴 (xiōngbào)
• 嚴酷／严酷 (yánkù)
• 強暴／强暴 (qiángbào)
• 忍 (rěn) (literary)
• 惡勢／恶势 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 惡毒／恶毒 (èdú)
• 惡狠狠／恶狠狠 (èhěnhěn)
• 慘／惨 (cǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 暴力 (bàolì)
• 暴戾 (bàolì) (literary)
• 暴虐 (bàonüè)
• 暴躁 (bàozào)
• 殘／残 (cán) (literary,or in compounds)
• 殘忍／残忍 (cánrěn)
• 殘暴／残暴 (cánbào)
• 殘酷／残酷 (cánkù)
• 毒辣 (dúlà)
• 烏心／乌心 (Min Nan)
• 狠心 (hěnxīn)
• 狠毒 (hěndú)
• 狠狠 (hěnhěn)
• 猙獰／狰狞 (zhēngníng)
• 粗殘／粗残 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 辣 (là)
• 酷烈 (kùliè)
• 野蠻／野蛮 (yěmán)
• 陰功／阴功 (jam¹ gung¹) (Cantonese)
• 險惡／险恶 (xiǎn'è)
• 黑心 (hēixīn)

 

• (strict):

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• 嚴／严 (yán)
• 嚴厲／严厉 (yánlì)
• 嚴峻／严峻 (yánjùn)
• 嚴正／严正 (yánzhèng)
• 嚴肅／严肃 (yánsù)
• 嚴酷／严酷 (yánkù)
• 尊重 (zūnzhòng)
• 整肅／整肃 (zhěngsù)
• 正經／正经
• 淩厲／凌厉 (línglì) (literary)
• 狠狠 (hěnhěn)
• 矜持 (jīnchí)
• 莊／庄 (zhuāng)
• 莊重／庄重 (zhuāngzhòng)
• 鄭重／郑重 (zhèngzhòng)

 

• (intense):

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• 劇烈／剧烈 (jùliè)
• 嚴／严 (yán)
• 尖銳／尖锐 (jiānruì)
• 強烈／强烈 (qiángliè)
• 急劇／急剧 (jíjù)
• 急驟／急骤 (jízhòu)
• 激
• 激烈 (jīliè)
• 火熱／火热 (huǒrè)
• 熾烈／炽烈 (chìliè) (figurative)
• 狂 (kuáng) (literary, or in compounds)
• 猛烈 (měngliè)

 

• (excellent):

(deprecated template usage)

• 不得了 (bùdéliǎo) (colloquial)
• 了不得 (colloquial)
• 了不起 (liǎobùqǐ) (colloquial)
• 了勿起 (Wu)
• 佼佼 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary)
• 俊偉／俊伟 (jùnwěi) (literary)
• 偉大／伟大 (wěidà)
• 傑出／杰出 (jiéchū)
• 傲人 (àorén) (nowadays especially of breasts, body curve)
• 優異／优异 (yōuyì)
• 優秀／优秀 (yōuxiù)
• 優越／优越 (yōuyuè)
• 出挑 (chhut-thio) (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 出擢 (Hokkien)
• 出眾／出众 (chūzhòng)
• 出腳／出脚 (Hokkien)
• 出色 (chūsè)
• 勢面／势面 (Hokkien)
• 勿得了 (Wu)
• 卓然 (zhuórán) (literary)
• 卓犖／卓荦 (zhuóluò) (literary)
• 卓異／卓异 (zhuóyì) (literary)
• 卓著 (zhuózhù)
• 卓越 (zhuóyuè)
• 咧斗 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 咧斗 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 好極了／好极了 (hǎo jíle)
• 尤異／尤异 (yóuyì) (literary)
• 崢嶸／峥嵘 (zhēngróng)
• 彰顯／彰显 (zhāngxiǎn)
• 惡實／恶实 (o⁵ shr⁶) (Xiang, used as a complement)
• 打得 (Hakka)
• 挺 (tǐng)
• 斐然 (fěirán)
• 棒 (bàng) (colloquial)
• 標青／标青 (biu¹ ceng¹) (Cantonese, Teochew)
• 漂亮
• 炳 (bǐng) (literary)
• 牛 (niú) (Mandarin, slang)
• 牛鬼 (Guilin Mandarin)
• 特出 (tèchū)
• 特異／特异 (tèyì)
• 犀利 (xīlì) (originally Cantonese, sometimes Mandarin)
• 皦皦 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary)
• 看家 (kānjiā) (attributive, of skill, ability, etc.)
• 穩／稳 (wěn) (slang, neologism)
• 突出 (tūchū)
• 英英 (yīngyīng) (literary)
• 蓋帽／盖帽 (gàimào) (slang)
• 表表 (biǎobiǎo) (literary)
• 超凡 (chāofán)
• 超卓 (chāozhuó) (literary)
• 超常 (chāocháng)
• 超拔 (chāobá) (literary)
• 超絕／超绝 (chāojué)
• 非凡 (fēifán)
• 響噹噹／响当当 (xiǎngdāngdāng)
• 顯著／显著 (xiǎnzhù)
• 高強／高强 (gāoqiáng)

 

Derived terms

(deprecated template usage)