凄厉 Traditional form: 淒厲 Pinyin (reading): qīlì Definitions: mournful (sound) Characters: 凄 - bitter cold, miserable, dreary 厉 - whetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet Traditional characters: 淒 - bitter, cold, dreary, miserable 厲 - whetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet