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淒厲
ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧˋ
“describing a sound that is mournful and piercing; wailing and shrill”
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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
- 淒涼ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧㄤˊdesolate; bleak and lonely; forlorn; miserable and sorrowful; (of a place) bleak, desolate, and cold
- 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
- 淒慘ㄑㄧ ㄘㄢˇmiserable and tragic; wretched and pitiful; bleak and distressing
- 凌厲ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋfierce and swift; rising or soaring upward