酷烈

Chinese

		ruthless; strong (as of wine); (slang loan from English) cool, great	ardent; intense; split ardent; intense; split; crack; rend
trad. (酷烈)		酷	烈
simp. ^#(酷烈)		酷	烈

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kùliè

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): huk⁶ lit⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kùliè
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kùliè
  - Wade–Giles: kʻu⁴-lieh⁴
  - Yale: kù-lyè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuhlieh
  - Palladius: куле (kule)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: huk⁶ lit⁶
  - Yale: huhk liht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: huk⁹ lit⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hug⁶ lid⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊk̚² liːt̚²/

Adjective

酷烈

cruel; brutal; savage
(of smell) strong
(of sunshine etc.) strong; fierce; scorching

Synonyms

(cruel):

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)
厲害／厉害 (lìhài)
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)
野蠻／野蛮 (yěmán)
陰功／阴功 (jam¹ gung¹) (Cantonese)
險惡／险恶 (xiǎn'è)
黑心 (hēixīn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (酷烈):

→ Japanese: 酷烈(こくれつ) (kokuretsu)
→ Korean: 혹렬(酷烈) (hongnyeol)
→ Vietnamese: khốc liệt (酷烈)

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