酷吏

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Chinese[edit]

		ruthless; strong (as of wine); (slang loan from English) cool, great	minor official
trad. (酷吏)		酷	吏
simp. ^#(酷吏)		酷	吏

Pronunciation[edit]

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kùlì

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ

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/

Noun[edit]

酷吏

(literary) cruel official

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