淬礪

Chinese

		dip into water; to temper	grind; sandstone
trad. (淬礪)		淬	礪
simp. (淬砺)		淬	砺

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cuìlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi³ lai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cuìlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cuèilì
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻui⁴-li⁴
    • Yale: tswèi-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsueylih
    • Palladius: цуйли (cujli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi³ lai⁶
    • Yale: cheui laih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey³ lai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu³ lei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯³³ lɐi̯²²/

Verb

淬礪

1. (literary) to temper oneself through severe trials

Synonyms

• 淬煉／淬炼 (cuìliàn)