粵

尖zim1銳jeoi6

simp尖锐
zim1 jeoi6jiān ruì

English

  1. sharp
  2. intense
  3. penetrating
  4. pointed
  5. acute (illness)

Examples

  • 突然間她開始用尖銳的聲音大喊。

    All at once she began to shout in a shrill voice.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 我在人來人往的街道上走著,突然聽見一下尖銳的叫聲。

    I was walking along the crowded street when all at once I heard a shrill cry.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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