厲U+53B214 STROKES
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ㄌㄧˋ
“Strict; severe; to sharpen or whet; a whetstone; a surname; also refers to illness or disaster; leprosy (Taiwan usage).”
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- 厲害ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋintense; severe; fierce; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent
- 嚴厲ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋsevere; strict; stern; harsh; not lenient or forgiving
- 厲聲ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄥstern or harsh tone of voice; speak severely; piercing, mournful sound
- 變本加厲ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋto become worse or more intense than before; to escalate beyond the original state
- 再接再厲ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄗㄞˋ ㄌㄧˋto continue pressing forward with renewed vigor; to persist and redouble one's efforts without flagging
- 淒厲ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧˋdescribing a sound that is mournful and piercing; wailing and shrill
- 凌厲ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋfierce and swift; rising or soaring upward
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