厲害

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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lìhài

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lai⁶ hoi⁶, lei⁶ hoi⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): li-hoi
• Jin (Wiktionary): li³ hai^3-2
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): lī-hāi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): li⁶ hai⁷

• Wu (Wiktionary): li hhe (T3)

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• 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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      edit edit 利害 厲害／厉害

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • 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:

      edit edit 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/
• Min Nan
  • (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
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: li hhe (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²² ɦe̞⁴⁴/

Adjective

厲害

1. (of a wild animal, a person's temper, words, etc.) fierce
2. strict; stern; severe
3. (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.

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

Synonyms

• (fierce):

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Synonyms of 厲害

暴力 (bàolì) 暴戾 (bàolì) (literary) 暴虐 (bàonüè) 暴躁 (bàozào) 毒辣 (dúlà) 狠心 (hěnxīn) 狠毒 (hěndú) 酷烈 (kùliè) 陰功／阴功 (Cantonese) 黑心 (hēixīn) 凶暴 (xiōngbào) 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)

嚴酷／严酷 (yánkù) 強暴／强暴 (qiángbào) 惡劣／恶劣 (èliè) 惡勢／恶势 (Min Nan) 惡毒／恶毒 (èdú) 慘／惨 (cǎn) (literary, or in compounds) 殘／残 (cán) (literary,or in compounds) 殘忍／残忍 (cánrěn) 殘暴／残暴 (cánbào) 殘酷／残酷 (cánkù) 烏心／乌心 (Min Nan) 猙獰／狰狞 (zhēngníng) 粗殘／粗残 (Min Nan) 野蠻／野蛮 (yěmán) 險惡／险恶 (xiǎn'è)

• (strict):

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Synonyms of 厲害

尊重 (zūnzhòng) 矜持 (jīnchí) 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) 整肅／整肃 (zhěngsù) 正經／正经 (zhèngjīng) 淩厲／凌厉 (línglì) (literary) 莊重／庄重 (zhuāngzhòng) 鄭重／郑重 (zhèngzhòng)

• (intense):

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激烈 (jīliè) 狂 (kuáng) (literary, or in compounds) 猛烈 (měngliè) 劇烈／剧烈 (jùliè) 嚴／严 (yán)

尖銳／尖锐 (jiānruì) 強烈／强烈 (qiángliè) 火熱／火热 (huǒrè) 熾烈／炽烈 (chìliè) (figurative)

• (excellent):

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Synonyms of 厲害

不得了 (bùdéliǎo) (colloquial) 了不得 (liǎobùdé) (colloquial) 了不起 (liǎobùqǐ) (colloquial) 了勿起 (Wu) 佼佼 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary) 傲人 (àorén) (nowadays especially of breasts, body curve) 出挑 (chūtiāo) (of personal appearance) 出擢 (Min Nan) 出色 (chūsè) 勿得了 (Wu) 卓然 (zhuórán) (literary) 卓著 (zhuózhù) 卓越 (zhuóyuè) 打得 (Hakka) 斐然 (fěirán) 棒 (bàng) (colloquial) 漂亮 (piàoliang) 炳 (bǐng) (literary) 牛 (niú) (Mandarin, slang) 牛鬼 (Guilin Mandarin) 特出 (tèchū) 犀利 (xīlì) (originally Cantonese, sometimes Mandarin) 皦皦 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary) 看家 (kānjiā) (attributive, of skill, ability, etc.) 突出 (tūchū) 英英 (yīngyīng) (literary) 表表 (biǎobiǎo) (literary)

超凡 (chāofán) 超拔 (chāobá) (literary) 非凡 (fēifán) 俊偉／俊伟 (jùnwěi) (literary) 偉大／伟大 (wěidà) 傑出／杰出 (jiéchū) 優異／优异 (yōuyì) 優秀／优秀 (yōuxiù) 優越／优越 (yōuyuè) 出眾／出众 (chūzhòng) 出腳／出脚 (Min Nan) 卓犖／卓荦 (zhuóluò) (literary) 卓異／卓异 (zhuóyì) (literary) 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 (Xiang, used as a complement) 標青／标青 (Cantonese, Teochew) 特異／特异 (tèyì) 穩／稳 (wěn) (slang, neologism) 蓋帽／盖帽 (gàimào) (slang) 超絕／超绝 (chāojué) 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
Min Nan	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	扎勁, 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