犀利

Chinese

rhinoceros
 
advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
simp. and trad.
(犀利)

Pronunciation


Adjective

犀利

  1. (of blade) sharp
  2. (figuratively, of eyes, opinions, writing) sharp; incisive; trenchant; caustic
  3. (figuratively, Cantonese, sometimes Mandarin) surprisingly impressive; amazing
    犀利 [Cantonese]   hou2 sai1 lei6 [Jyutping]   very impressive

Synonyms

  • (amazing): (Mandarin) 厲害厉害 (lìhài), (Mandarin slang) (niú), (dialectal Hakka) 打得

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
さい
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 4
on’yomi

Adjectival noun

犀利 (-na inflection, hiragana さいり, rōmaji sairi)

  1. sharp (of e.g. cutlery, and of e.g. perception)

Inflection

Noun

犀利 (hiragana さいり, rōmaji sairi)

  1. sharp
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