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Chinese
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severe
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to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity |
| trad. (厲害)
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厲
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害
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| simp. (厉害)
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厉
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害
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| alternative forms
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利害
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Pronunciation
Adjective
厲害
- (of a wild animal, a person's temper, words, etc.) fierce
- strict; stern; severe
- (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.
- There wasn't a single streetlamp here. Thankfully my nightblindness isn't serious, so I didn't fall or anything.
- (informal) excellent; amazing; fantastic; impressive
Synonyms
- 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)
- 橫逆 / 横逆 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 / 卓着 (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 / 显着 (xiǎnzhù)
- 高強 / 高强 (gāoqiáng)
Dialectal synonyms of
厲害 (“impressive; excellent; amazing; fantastic”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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牛, 牛兒, 牛屄 vulgar
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| Taiwan
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厲害, 棒
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| Malaysia
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厲害, 夠力
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| Singapore
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厲害
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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犀利, 勁
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| Hong Kong
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犀利, 勁, 勁抽, 堅抽
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| Penang (Guangfu)
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犀利
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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犀利, 勁
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| Hakka
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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厲害, 慶
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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厲害, 慶, 壁
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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厲害, 慶
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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厲害, 慶
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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厲害, 慶
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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厲害, 慶
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| Hong Kong
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叻
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| Kuching (Hepo)
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慶
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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厲害
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| Shishi
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厲害
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| Zhao'an
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厲害
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| Tainan
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厲害
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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厲害
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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厲害, 勥, 𠢕
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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厲害, 勥, 𠢕
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| Puning
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厲害, 野
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| Haifeng
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厲害
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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厲害
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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結棍
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| Suzhou
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結棍
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| Wuxi
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結棍
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| Hangzhou
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結棍
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| Ningbo
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結棍
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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䏧腮
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Derived terms
Descendants