犀利
Chinese
editrhinoceros | advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp | ||
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Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sai1 lei6
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): se-lī
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1shi-li
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄌㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: silì
- Wade–Giles: hsi1-li4
- Yale: syī-lì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shilih
- Palladius: сили (sili)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 吸力
悉力
惜力
淅瀝/淅沥犀利 西曆 /西 历
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai1 lei6
- Yale: sāi leih
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 lei6
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1 léi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ lei̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- Wu
Adjective
edit- (of a blade) sharp; sharp-edged; keen
- (figurative, of eyes, opinions, writing) sharp; incisive; trenchant; caustic
- (figurative, Cantonese, sometimes Mandarin) surprisingly impressive; amazing
Synonyms
edit- (sharp-edged):
- (incisive):
- (amazing):
不 得 了 (bùdéliǎo) (colloquial)了 不 得 (colloquial)了 不 起 (liǎobùqǐ) (colloquial)了 勿起 (Wu)- 佼佼 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary)
俊 偉 /俊 伟 (jùnwěi) (literary)偉大 /伟大 (wěidà)傑出 /杰出 (jiéchū)- 傲人 (àorén) (nowadays especially of breasts, body curve)
優 異 /优异 (yōuyì)優秀 /优秀 (yōuxiù)優越 /优越 (yōuyuè)出 挑 (chhut-thio) (Quanzhou Hokkien)出 擢 (Hokkien)出 眾/出 众 (chūzhòng)出 腳/出 脚 (Hokkien)出色 (chūsè)勢 面 /势面 (Hokkien)- 勿得
了 (Wu) 卓然 (zhuórán) (literary)卓 犖/卓 荦 (zhuóluò) (literary)卓 異 /卓 异 (zhuóyì) (literary)卓 著 (zhuózhù)卓越 (zhuóyuè)- 厲害/厉害 (lìhài) (informal)
- 咧斗 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 咧斗 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
好 極 了 /好 极了 (hǎo jíle)尤 異 /尤 异 (yóuyì) (literary)- 崢嶸/峥嵘 (zhēngróng)
彰 顯 /彰 显 (zhāngxiǎn)惡 實 /恶实 (o5 shr6) (Xiang, used as a complement)打 得 (Hakka)挺 (tǐng)- 斐然 (fěirán)
棒 (bàng) (colloquial)標 青 /标青 (biu1 ceng1) (Cantonese, Teochew)- 漂亮
- 炳 (bǐng) (literary)
牛 (niú) (Mandarin, slang)牛 鬼 (Guilin Mandarin)特出 (tèchū)特異 /特 异 (tèyì)- 皦皦 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary)
看 家 (kānjiā) (attributive, of skill, ability, etc.)- 穩/稳 (wěn) (slang, neologism)
突出 (tūchū)英 英 (yīngyīng) (literary)蓋 帽 /盖帽 (gàimào) (slang)表 表 (biǎobiǎo) (literary)超凡 (chāofán)超 卓 (chāozhuó) (literary)超 常 (chāocháng)超 拔 (chāobá) (literary)超絕 /超 绝 (chāojué)非凡 (fēifán)響 噹噹/响当当 (xiǎngdāngdāng)顯著 /显著 (xiǎnzhù)高 強 /高 强 (gāoqiáng)
Variety | Location | Words |
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Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | |
Taiwan | 厲害, | |
Malaysia | 厲害, 夠力 | |
Singapore | 厲害 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | |
Hong Kong | ||
Penang (Guangfu) | ||
Singapore (Guangfu) | ||
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 厲害, |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 厲害, | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 厲害, | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 厲害, | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 厲害, | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 厲害, | |
Hong Kong | 叻 | |
Kuching (Hepo) | ||
Southern Min | Xiamen | 厲害 |
Shishi | 厲害 | |
Zhao'an | 厲害 | |
Tainan | 厲害 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 厲害 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 厲害, 勥, 𠢕 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 厲害, 勥, 𠢕 | |
Puning | 厲害, | |
Haifeng | 厲害 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 厲害 | |
Wu | Shanghai | |
Suzhou | ||
Wuxi | ||
Hangzhou | ||
Ningbo | ||
Xiang | Changsha | 䏧腮 |
Derived terms
editJapanese
editKanji in this term | |
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さい Jinmeiyō |
り Grade: 4 |
on'yomi |
Adjective
edit- sharp (of e.g. cutlery, and of e.g. perception)
Inflection
editInflection of 犀利
Stem forms | |||
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Imperfective ( |
さいりだろ | sairi daro | |
Continuative ( |
さいりで | sairi de | |
Terminal ( |
さいりだ | sairi da | |
Attributive ( |
さいりな | sairi na | |
Hypothetical ( |
さいりなら | sairi nara | |
Imperative ( |
さいりであれ | sairi de are | |
Key constructions | |||
Informal negative | さいりではない さいりじゃない |
sairi de wa nai sairi ja nai | |
Informal past | さいりだった | sairi datta | |
Informal negative past | さいりではなかった さいりじゃなかった |
sairi de wa nakatta sairi ja nakatta | |
Formal | さいりです | sairi desu | |
Formal negative | さいりではありません さいりじゃありません |
sairi de wa arimasen sairi ja arimasen | |
Formal past | さいりでした | sairi deshita | |
Formal negative past | さいりではありませんでした さいりじゃありませんでした |
sairi de wa arimasen deshita sairi ja arimasen deshita | |
Conjunctive | さいりで | sairi de | |
Conditional | さいりなら(ば) | sairi nara (ba) | |
Provisional | さいりだったら | sairi dattara | |
Volitional | さいりだろう | sairi darō | |
Adverbial | さいりに | sairi ni | |
Degree | さいりさ | sairisa |
Noun
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