Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- liè
English
- fiery, violent, vehement, ardent
- ardent
- intense
- fierce
- stern
- upright
- to give one's life for a noble cause
- exploits
- achievements
As a component in
Words containing 烈
- 激烈gik1 lit6
(of competition or fighting) intense
- 熱烈jit6 lit6
enthusiastic
- 強烈koeng4 lit6
strong; intense
- 劇烈kek6 lit6
violent; acute; severe; fierce
- 烈士lit6 si6
martyr
- 猛烈maang5 lit6
fierce; violent; vigorous; intense
- 烈火lit6 fo2
raging inferno
- 慘烈caam2 lit6
bitter
- 濃烈nung4 lit6
strong (taste, flavor, smell)
- 烈焰lit6 jim6
raging flames
- 烈酒lit6 zau2
strong alcoholic drink
- 忠烈zung1 lit6
sacrifice oneself for one's country
- 壯烈zong3 lit6
brave
- 英烈jing1 lit6
hero
- 烈風lit6 fung1
(strong) gale
- 乾柴烈火gon1 caai4 lit6 fo2
(idiom) explosive mutual passion; blaze of passion (esp. between lovers)
- 轟轟烈烈gwang1 gwang1 lit6 lit6
strong
- 轟轟烈烈gwang1 gwang1 lit6 lit6
strong
- 威烈wai1 lit6
fierce
- 興高采烈hing3 gou1 coi2 lit6
happy and excited (idiom)
- 功烈gung1 lit6
achievement
- 勁烈ging6 lit6
violent
- 轟烈gwang1 lit6
vigorous; grand and spectacular
- 鮮烈sin1 lit6
fresh and intense