厲害
See also: 厉害
Chinese
| severe | to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (厲害) | 厲 | 害 | |
| simp. (厉害) | 厉 | 害 | |
| alternative forms | 利害 | ||
Pronunciation
Adjective
厲害
- (of a wild animal, a person's temper, words, etc.) fierce
- strict; stern; severe
- (of illness, heat, cold, etc.) intense; severe; serious
- 這兒一個路燈都沒有，虧得我雀盲眼不算厲害，沒摔著什麼伍的。 [dialectal Mandarin, trad.]
- Zhàr yī ge lùdēng dōu méiyǒu, kuīde wǒ qiǎomangyǎn bùsuàn lìhai, méi shuāi zhe shénmewǔde. [Pinyin]
- There wasn't a single streetlamp here. Thankfully my nightblindness isn't serious, so I didn't fall or anything.
这儿一个路灯都没有，亏得我雀盲眼不算厉害，没摔着什么伍的。 [dialectal Mandarin, simp.]
- (informal) excellent; amazing; fantastic; impressive
Synonyms
- (fierce):
- 兇惡／凶恶 (xiōng'è)
- 兇殘／凶残 (xiōngcán)
- 兇狠／凶狠 (xiōnghěn)
- 兇猛／凶猛 (xiōngměng)
- 兇險／凶险 (xiōngxiǎn)
- 凶暴 (xiōngbào)
- 嚴酷／严酷 (yánkù)
- 強暴／强暴 (qiángbào)
- 忍 (rěn) (literary)
- 惡勢／恶势 (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 惡毒／恶毒 (èdú)
- 惡狠狠／恶狠狠 (èhěnhěn)
- 慘／惨 (cǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
- 暴力 (bàolì)
- 暴戾 (bàolì) (literary)
- 暴虐 (bàonüè)
- 暴躁 (bàozào)
- 殘／残 (cán) (literary,or in compounds)
- 殘忍／残忍 (cánrěn)
- 殘暴／残暴 (cánbào)
- 殘酷／残酷 (cánkù)
- 毒辣 (dúlà)
- 烏心／乌心 (Min Nan)
- 狠心 (hěnxīn)
- 狠毒 (hěndú)
- 狠狠 (hěnhěn)
- 猙獰／狰狞 (zhēngníng)
- 粗殘／粗残 (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 辣 (là)
- 酷烈 (kùliè)
- 野蠻／野蛮 (yěmán)
- 陰功／阴功 (jam1 gung1) (Cantonese)
- 險惡／险恶 (xiǎn'è)
- 黑心 (hēixīn)
- (strict):
- (intense):
- (excellent):
- 不得了 (bùdéliǎo) (colloquial)
- 了不得 (colloquial)
- 了不起 (liǎobùqǐ) (colloquial)
- 了勿起 (Wu)
- 佼佼 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary)
- 俊偉／俊伟 (jùnwěi) (literary)
- 偉大／伟大 (wěidà)
- 傑出／杰出 (jiéchū)
- 傲人 (àorén) (nowadays especially of breasts, body curve)
- 優異／优异 (yōuyì)
- 優秀／优秀 (yōuxiù)
- 優越／优越 (yōuyuè)
- 出挑 (chhut-thio) (Quanzhou Hokkien)
- 出擢 (Hokkien)
- 出眾／出众 (chūzhòng)
- 出腳／出脚 (Hokkien)
- 出色 (chūsè)
- 勢面／势面 (Hokkien)
- 勿得了 (Wu)
- 卓然 (zhuórán) (literary)
- 卓犖／卓荦 (zhuóluò) (literary)
- 卓異／卓异 (zhuóyì) (literary)
- 卓著 (zhuózhù)
- 卓越 (zhuóyuè)
- 咧斗 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 咧斗 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 好極了／好极了 (hǎo jíle)
- 尤異／尤异 (yóuyì) (literary)
- 崢嶸／峥嵘 (zhēngróng)
- 彰顯／彰显 (zhāngxiǎn)
- 惡實／恶实 (o5 shr6) (Xiang, used as a complement)
- 打得 (Hakka)
- 挺 (tǐng)
- 斐然 (fěirán)
- 棒 (bàng) (colloquial)
- 標青／标青 (biu1 ceng1) (Cantonese, Teochew)
- 漂亮
- 炳 (bǐng) (literary)
- 牛 (niú) (Mandarin, slang)
- 牛鬼 (Guilin Mandarin)
- 特出 (tèchū)
- 特異／特异 (tèyì)
- 犀利 (xīlì) (originally Cantonese, sometimes Mandarin)
- 皦皦 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary)
- 看家 (kānjiā) (attributive, of skill, ability, etc.)
- 穩／稳 (wěn) (slang, neologism)
- 突出 (tūchū)
- 英英 (yīngyīng) (literary)
- 蓋帽／盖帽 (gàimào) (slang)
- 表表 (biǎobiǎo) (literary)
- 超凡 (chāofán)
- 超卓 (chāozhuó) (literary)
- 超常 (chāocháng)
- 超拔 (chāobá) (literary)
- 超絕／超绝 (chāojué)
- 非凡 (fēifán)
- 響噹噹／响当当 (xiǎngdāngdāng)
- 顯著／显著 (xiǎnzhù)
- 高強／高强 (gāoqiáng)
Dialectal synonyms of 厲害 (“impressive; excellent; amazing; fantastic”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Beijing | 牛, 牛兒, 牛屄 vulgar |
| Taiwan | 厲害, 棒 | |
| Malaysia | 厲害, 夠力 | |
| Singapore | 厲害 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 犀利, 勁 |
| Hong Kong | 犀利, 勁, 勁抽, 堅抽 | |
| Penang (Guangfu) | 犀利 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 犀利, 勁 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 厲害, 慶 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 厲害, 慶, 壁 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 厲害, 慶 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 厲害, 慶 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 厲害, 慶 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 厲害, 慶 | |
| Hong Kong | 叻 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 慶 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 厲害 |
| Shishi | 厲害 | |
| Zhao'an | 厲害 | |
| Tainan | 厲害 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 厲害 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 厲害, 勥, 𠢕 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 厲害, 勥, 𠢕 | |
| Haifeng | 厲害 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 厲害 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 結棍 |
| Suzhou | 結棍 | |
| Wuxi | 結棍 | |
| Hangzhou | 結棍 | |
| Ningbo | 結棍 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 䏧腮 |
Derived terms
- 心歹無人知，喙歹上厲害／心歹无人知，喙歹上厉害
Descendants
- → Indonesian: lihai
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