粵

楞ling4角gok3

ling4 gok3léng jiǎoinferred

English

  1. the edge or angle formed by two adjacent surfaces; the pointed end of a horn ----
  2. metonymy of one's character, who is unbending, have a clear-cut stand on love and hate and would express clearly the guts feeling; also means the square jaw or craggy outlook of someone

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 由兩個平面交接形成嘅凸邊;椎體嘅尖端
  2. 借指人倔強、愛惡分明、喜怒形於色嘅性格;也指人粗獷嘅面形、外形

Examples

  • 稜角分明

    a unbending and clear-cut character ;a angular, craggy, bony face or outlook

  • 佢響呢行做咗幾十年,咩稜角都一早磨平晒。

    He has been in the industry for several decades, all his angles have long been rubbed off.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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