淒厲

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Chinese

intense cold; mournful severe
trad. (淒厲)
simp. (凄厉)
alternative forms 凄厲
悽厲

Pronunciation


Adjective

淒厲

  1. (of sound) sad and shrill; woeful and piercing
  2. (of cold wind) raging
  3. miserable and solemn; bleak and solemn