凜冽

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See also: 凛冽

Chinese

shiver with cold or fear cold and raw
trad. (凜冽)
simp. (凛冽)

Pronunciation


Adjective

凜冽

  1. freezing cold; bitingly cold
  2. (literary, figurative) formidably serious; solemn

Synonyms

  • (freezing): (literary) 料峭 (liàoqiào)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (凜冽):
  • Vietnamese: lẫm liệt (凜冽)