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粗厉

cū lì

2-character word Traditional 粗厲

What 粗厉 means

1. abrasive
2. husky (voice)

The characters in 粗厉

• 粗cū(of sth long) wide; thick; (of sth granular) coarse; (of a voice) gruff
• 厉lìstrict; severe

Sounds the same

Read cū lì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 粗粝coarse rice; coarse (of food)

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