凄厉

淒厲
qīlì
mournful (sound)

CEDICT

  1. (of cold wind) raging
  2. (of sound) sad and shrill; woeful and piercing
  3. miserable and solemn; bleak and solemn
  4. raging
  5. sad and shrill; woeful and piercing

Wiktionary

形容声音悲悽而尖锐。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 凄 qī
  1. intense cold
  2. frigid
  3. dismal
  4. grim
  5. bleak
  6. sad
  7. mournful
  8. also written 凄 qī
=1 凄 qī
  1. variant of 凄 qī
  2. sad
  3. mournful
=1 凄 qī
  1. intense cold
  2. frigid
  3. dismal
  4. grim
  5. bleak
  6. sad
  7. mournful
2 厉 lì
  1. strict
  2. severe

Related entries

悲切 bēiqiè mournful
悲恸 bēitòng mournful
悲戚 bēiqī mournful
惙 chuò
  1. mournful
  2. uncertain
怆 chuàng
  1. mournful
  2. sad
  3. grieved
  4. sorry
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