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暴吏

暴吏

Chinese

		sudden; violent; cruel sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure	minor official
simp. and trad. (暴吏)		暴	吏

Noun

暴吏

cruel official

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bàolì

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou⁶ lei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: bàolì
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawlih
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    暴利
    暴力
    暴厲／暴厉
    暴吏
    暴戾
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: bou⁶ lei⁶
  - Yale: bouh leih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou⁶ lei⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pou̯²² lei̯²²/
  - Homophones:
    
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    暴利
    暴吏