戾

lì
  1. to bend
  2. to violate
  3. to go against
  4. ruthless and tyrannical

CEDICT

  1. 6th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "contrariety" (𝌋)
  2. perverse, recalcitrant, rebellious

Wiktionary

  1. 兇狠暴烈。
  2. 勁疾。
  3. 到達。
  4. 違背。
  5. 罪過。

重編國語辭典

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乖戾 guāilì
  1. perverse (behavior)
  2. disagreeable (character)
兇戾 xiōnglì
  1. cruel
  2. tyrannical
怪戾 guàilì see 乖戾 guāilì
戾氣 lìqì
  1. evil tendencies
  2. vicious currents
  3. antisocial behavior
戾龍 lìlóng
  1. mythical evil serpent
  2. evil dragon in Western mythology, cf Revelations 14:12
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Related entries

哈腰 hāyāo to bend
彎 wān
  1. to bend
  2. bent
  3. a bend; a turn (in a road etc)

classifier: 道

我們拐錯彎了。

We took a wrong turn.

Source: Tatoeba

彎折 wānzhé to bend
彎曲 wānqū
  1. to bend
  2. to curve around
  3. curved
  4. crooked
  5. to wind
  6. to warp
我無法彎曲我的右手臂。

I can't bend my right arm.

Source: Tatoeba

抈 yuè to bend
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