犀利
sai1 lei6xī lì
English
- sharp
- (adjective) 1. awesome; 2. breath-taking; (of product value) pricey
- incisive
- penetrating
- wonderful; terrific; amazing; impressive
- Sharp; keen; metaphorically (referring to speech, etc.) sharp and incisive.
- bad-tempered, irritable
- of extreme force, degree, or strength; intense
粵語 — Cantonese
- 厲害,非常好,強勁
- 鋭利;鋒利;比喻(言辞等)尖鋭明快
- 兇惡,脾氣暴躁
- 程度高;緊要
Examples
犀利!
Awesome!
Tatoeba · aizilan CC BY
啲銷售率跌到好犀利。
The sales are slipping.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
我一行路,呢度就痛到好犀利。
When I try to walk, I get an awful pain here.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
「佢係咪病得好犀利?」「希望唔係啦。」
"Is he seriously ill?" "I hope not."
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
雖然佢三十六度板斧都出齊,但都唔夠你犀利。
Although he put in all that he knew, he could not match up with you.
Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY
佢實係嬲得好犀利喇,如果唔係佢唔會講埋啲噉嘅嘢㗎。
He must be very angry to say such a thing.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
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文笔犀利 (man4 bat1 sai1 lei6)
sharp writing
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犀利的目光 (sai1 lei6 dik1 muk6 gwong1)
sharp eyes
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk