酷吏
kù​lì

oppressive official

  • created reference approved 酷吏 → 位 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    酷吏 kù​lì

    位 wèi

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 酷吏 · kù​lì · oppressive official — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    酷吏

    kù​lì

    oppressive official

    (literary) a cruel and oppressive government official who abuses the law or uses harsh punishments

    酷 (literal) → 酷 · kù · cruel 吏 (literal) → 吏 · lì · official

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense