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Chinese
Pronunciation
Adjective
猙獰
- ferocious; savage; hideous
- (Hakka) annoying; troublesome
Synonyms
- (ferocious; savage; hideous):
- 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)
- 厲害/厉害 (lìhài)
- 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)
- 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)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “ferocious; savage; hideous”):
- 慈愛/慈爱 (cí'ài)
- 慈祥 (cíxiáng)
- 仁慈 (réncí)
- 善良 (shànliáng)