犀利

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 犀利

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

Synonyms

  • (sharp-edged):
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  • (incisive):
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  • (amazing):
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Derived terms

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
さい
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 4
on'yomi

Adjectival noun

(さい)() (sairi-na (adnominal (さい)() (sairi na), adverbial (さい)() (sairi ni))

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

Inflection

Noun

(さい)() (sairi

  1. sharp