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lì

Main
English Definition	strict; severe; (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script	厉
Traditional Script	厲
Pinyin	lì
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	lai⁶

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Words With Same Head Word
厉害	lìhai	(used to describe somebody or something that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent
厉声	lìshēng	stern voice
厉行节约	lì xíng jiéyuē	to practice strict economy (idiom)
厉鬼	lìguǐ	malicious spirit; devil
厉害地	lìhai de	damnably

Words With Same Tail Word
严厉	yánlì	severe; strict
凌厉	línglì	swift and fierce; fierce; forceful
再接再厉	zài jiē zài lì	to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist; unremitting efforts
凄厉	qīlì	mournful (sound)
变本加厉	biàn běn jiālì	lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming); to aggravate; to intensify

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