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liè

Main
English Definition	ardent; intense; fierce; stern; upright; to give one's life for a noble cause; exploits; achievements
Simplified Script	烈
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	liè
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄌㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	lit⁶

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Words With Same Head Word
烈士	lièshì	martyr
烈火	lièhuǒ	raging inferno; blaze
烈日	lièrì	scorching sun; Liege, town in Belgium
烈焰	lièyàn	raging flames
烈性	lièxìng	strong; intense; spirited; virulent

Words With Same Tail Word
激烈	jīliè	(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce; (of pain) acute; (of an expression of opinion) impassioned; vehement; (of a course of action) drastic; extreme
强烈	qiángliè	intense; (violently) strong
热烈	rèliè	enthusiastic; ardent; warm
剧烈	jùliè	violent; acute; severe; fierce
猛烈	měngliè	fierce; violent (criticism etc)

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