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烈 (lit6) — intense; fierce; strong; acute in Cantonese

litˍ₆烈
Mandarin Pinyin: lie4

Meaning of 烈

nounintense; fierce; strong; acute
nounmartyr; person who dies for a just course
nounstaunch; upright; stern; unyielding
nounachievements; exploits; merits

Example Sentences with 烈

jiˍ₆二zin˗₃戰houˊ²好caamˊ²慘lit˗₃烈
WWII was very brutal.
bok˗₃駁foˊ²火houˊ²好kit˗₃激litˍ₆烈
The exchange of fire is intense.
loengˏ₅兩deoi˗₃隊wuˍ₆互pek˗₃劈houˊ²好git˗₃激lit6.烈。
The two teams fought fiercely.
keoiˏ₅佢jauˏ₅有houˊ²好doˉ¹多litˍ₆烈zauˊ²酒buiˉ¹杯。
He has many shot glasses.
saiˊ²洗gon˗₃乾gingˍ₆淨litˍ₆烈zauˊ²酒buiˉ¹杯。
Wash the shot glass clean.
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Words Containing 烈

興高采烈hing3 gou1 coi2 lit6
(idiom) in high spirits; delighted; excited
火烈鳥fo2 lit6 niu5
flamingo (also 紅鶴 or 紅鸛, which can refer to the scarlet ibis)
節烈zit3 lit6
(of a woman) indomitably chaste; to preserve one's chastity at the cost of one's life
轟轟烈烈gwang1 gwang1 lit6 lit6
on a grand and spectacular scale; with vigor and vitality (lit., "explosively and vigorously")
強烈koeng4 lit6
strong, intense
先烈sin1 lit6
martyr
熱烈爭辯jit6 lit6 zaang1 bin6
a red-hot argument
激烈gik1 lit6
intense; fierce; acute
慘烈caam2 lit6
very severe; horrifying
熱烈jit6 lit6
warm; enthusiastic; fervent; passionate
丕烈pei1 lit6
Great achievement
烈治文lit6 zi6 man4
Richmond (a city in BC Canada with high Chinese population)

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