酷吏
Chinese
| ruthless; strong (as of wine); (slang loan from English) cool, great | minor official | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (酷吏) | 酷 | 吏 | |
| simp. #(酷吏) | 酷 | 吏 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kùlì
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kùlì
- Wade–Giles: kʻu4-li4
- Yale: kù-lì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuhlih
- Palladius: кули (kuli)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
酷吏