厲害

See also: 厉害

Chinese edit

	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 edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lìhài

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lai⁶ hoi⁶, lei⁶ hoi⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): li-hoi
Jin (Wiktionary): li³ hai^3-2
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): lī-hāi

(Teochew, Peng'im): li⁶ hai⁷
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶li-ghe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lìhài → lìhai (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋ → ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄏㄞ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lìhåi
  - Wade–Giles: li⁴-hai⁵
  - Yale: lì-hai
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lih.hay
  - Palladius: лихай (lixaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹⁻⁵³ xaɪ̯⁵¹/ → /li⁵¹ xaɪ̯¹/
  - Homophones:
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    利害
    厲害／厉害
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: lai⁶ hoi⁶, lei⁶ hoi⁶
  - Yale: laih hoih, leih hoih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lai⁶ hoi⁶, lei⁶ hoi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: lei⁶ hoi⁶, léi⁶ hoi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐi̯²² hɔːi̯²²/, /lei̯²² hɔːi̯²²/
  - Homophones:
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    利害
    厲害／厉害
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: li-hoi
  - Hakka Romanization System: li hoi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: li⁴ hoi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /li⁵⁵ hoi̯⁵⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: li³ hai^3-2
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /li⁴⁵ xai⁴⁵⁻⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-hāi
  - Tâi-lô: lī-hāi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lixhai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /li²²⁻²¹ hai²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /li⁴¹⁻²² hai⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /li²²⁻²¹ hai²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /li³³⁻¹¹ hai³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /li³³⁻²¹ hai³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: li⁶ hai⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lĭ hāi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li³⁵⁻¹¹ hai¹¹/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁶li-ghe
  - MiniDict: li^去 ghe
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³li-hhe
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /li²² ɦe⁴⁴/

Adjective edit

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.]
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.]
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.
(informal) excellent; amazing; fantastic; impressive

Synonyms edit

(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):

嚴／严 (yán)
嚴厲／严厉 (yánlì)
嚴峻／严峻 (yánjùn)
嚴正／严正 (yánzhèng)
嚴肅／严肃 (yánsù)
嚴酷／严酷 (yánkù)
尊重 (zūnzhòng)
整肅／整肃 (zhěngsù)
正經／正经
淩厲／凌厉 (línglì) (literary)
狠狠 (hěnhěn)
矜持 (jīnchí)
莊／庄 (zhuāng)
莊重／庄重 (zhuāngzhòng)
鄭重／郑重 (zhèngzhòng)

(intense):

劇烈／剧烈 (jùliè)
嚴／严 (yán)
尖銳／尖锐 (jiānruì)
強烈／强烈 (qiángliè)
急劇／急剧 (jíjù)
急驟／急骤 (jízhòu)
激
激烈 (jīliè)
火熱／火热 (huǒrè)
熾烈／炽烈 (chìliè) (figurative)
狂 (kuáng) (literary, or in compounds)
猛烈 (měngliè)

(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 edit
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 edit

心歹無人知，喙歹上厲害／心歹无人知，喙歹上厉害

Descendants edit

→ Indonesian: lihai