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

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烈士lièshìmartyr
烈火lièhuǒraging inferno; blaze
烈日lièrìscorching sun; Liege, town in Belgium
烈焰lièyànraging flames
烈性lièxìngstrong; 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qiánglièintense; (violently) strong
热烈rèlièenthusiastic; ardent; warm
剧烈jùlièviolent; acute; severe; fierce
猛烈měnglièfierce; violent (criticism etc)
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