粵

鋒fung1利lei6

simp锋利
fung1 lei6fēng lì

English

  1. sharp (e.g. knife blade)
  2. incisive
  3. to the point
  4. sharp; having a keen cutting edge; honed
  5. (of speeches or writing) incisive; acerbic; caustic; vitriolic; piercing

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容刀刃好鋭利
  2. 形容人講嘢唔留餘地,針鋒相對

Examples

  • 這刀不鋒利。

    The knife is not sharp.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 乳牙很鋒利。

    Milk teeth are sharp.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 这把刀很锋利。

    This knife is very sharp.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 這把刀不夠鋒利。

    This knife won't cut well.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 小心點,它很锋利。

    Be careful. It's very sharp.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 这把菜刀不够锋利,所以我用了我的折叠刀来切肉。

    The kitchen knife wasn't sharp enough to cut the meat, so I used my pocket knife.

    Tatoeba · will66 CC BY

  • 再鋒利嘅刀,都有生鏽嘅一日。

    No matter how sharp a knife is, one day it will become rusty. ----

  • 佢嘅言論相當鋒利,下下針住對方嘅弱點嚟講。

    He's an acerbic speaker. Anytime he senses weakness, he attacks.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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