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Jyutping caam2 lit6
Pinyin cǎn liè

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. bitter
  2. desperate
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    程度​嚴重​到​一個​好​淒慘​、​好災難​性​嘅​地步
    tragic and disastrous; catastrophic
    • 今次意外死傷好慘烈。
      今次意外死伤好惨烈。
      gam1 ci3 ji3 ngoi6 sei2 soeng1 hou2 caam2 lit6.
      This accident has a tragically high number of casualties.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, of death, usually
    heroic; brave
  2. adj, of scene, usually
    extremely tragic; wretched
  3. adj, of fighting, usually
    fierce; bitter
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    今次意外死伤好惨烈。
    今次意外死傷好慘烈。
    gam1 ci3 ji3 ngoi6 sei2 soeng1 hou2 caam2 lit6.
    • This accident has a tragically high number of casualties.