粵

犀sai1利lei6

sai1 lei6xī lì

English

  1. sharp
  2. (adjective) 1. awesome; 2. breath-taking; (of product value) pricey
  3. incisive
  4. penetrating
  5. wonderful; terrific; amazing; impressive
  6. Sharp; keen; metaphorically (referring to speech, etc.) sharp and incisive.
  7. bad-tempered, irritable
  8. of extreme force, degree, or strength; intense

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 厲害,非常好,強勁
  2. 鋭利;鋒利;比喻(言辞等)尖鋭明快
  3. 兇惡,脾氣暴躁
  4. 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

  • X

    文笔犀利 (man4 bat1 sai1 lei6)

    sharp writing

  • X

    犀利的目光 (sai1 lei6 dik1 muk6 gwong1)

    sharp eyes

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

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