淒厲

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cai¹ lai⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhe-lē

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cilì
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi¹-li⁴
    • Yale: chī-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chilih
    • Palladius: цили (cili)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cai¹ lai⁶
    • Yale: chāi laih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsai¹ lai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: cei¹ lei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ lɐi̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhe-lē
    • Tâi-lô: tshe-lē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhele
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰe³³ le⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻²² le²²/

Adjective

淒厲

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