WordTOCFL Level 3stative verb (adj.)Taiwan frequency #1,901

厲害

lìhài

“intense; severe; fierce; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent”

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厲

lì·ㄌㄧˋ

Strict; severe; to sharpen or whet; a whetstone; a surname; also refers to illness or disaster; leprosy (Taiwan usage).

害

hài·ㄏㄞˋ

to harm; to injure; to cause trouble; evil; calamity; disadvantage; to hinder; to prevent