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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄌㄧˋ
  - 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

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

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