"犀利" meaning in Chinese

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Adjective

IPA: /ɕi⁵⁵ li⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /sɐi̯⁵⁵ lei̯²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /se⁴⁴⁻²² li²²/ [Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou], /se³³ li⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /ɕi⁵⁵ li⁵¹/, /sɐi̯⁵⁵ lei̯²²/, /se⁴⁴⁻²² li²²/, /se³³ li⁴¹/, /ɕi⁵⁵ li²¹/ Chinese transliterations: xīlì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧ ㄌㄧˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sai¹ lei⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], se-lī, ¹shi-li, xīlì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄒㄧ ㄌㄧˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], silì [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hsi¹-li⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], syī-lì [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shilih [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], сили [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sili [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sāi leih [Cantonese, Yale], sai¹ lei⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], sei¹ léi⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], se-lī [Hokkien, POJ], se-lī [Hokkien, Tai-lo], seli [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], ¹shi-li [Wu], shi^平 li [Wu], ¹xi-li [Wu], /ɕi⁵⁵ li²¹/ [Wu]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 犀利
  1. (of a blade) sharp; sharp-edged; keen
    Sense id: en-犀利-zh-adj-gOFXiaFP
  2. (figurative, of eyes, opinions, writing) sharp; incisive; trenchant; caustic Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-犀利-zh-adj-v-wiyzdL Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, publishing, writing
  3. (figurative, Cantonese, sometimes Mandarin) surprisingly impressive; amazing Tags: Cantonese, Mandarin, figuratively, sometimes
    Sense id: en-犀利-zh-adj-bMyjQzHE Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 9 33 58 Disambiguation of Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 8 36 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 犀飛利, 犀飞利, 猴賽雷 (hóusàiléi), 猴赛雷 (hóusàiléi)
Synonyms: 尖利 (jiānlì), 尖而鋒利 (jiān ér fēnglì), 尖而锋利 (jiān ér fēnglì), 尖銳 (jiānruì), 尖锐 (jiānruì), 淩厲 (línglì) [literary], 凌厉 (línglì) [literary], [Zhangzhou-Hokkien], [Zhangzhou-Hokkien], 鋒利 (fēnglì), 锋利 (fēnglì), 銳利 (ruìlì), 锐利 (ruìlì), 飛快 (fēikuài) (english: extremely sharp), 飞快 (fēikuài) (english: extremely sharp), 精闢 (jīngpì), 精辟 (jīngpì), 透底 [Hokkien], 透徹 (tòuchè), 透彻 (tòuchè), 透闢 (tòupì), 透辟 (tòupì), 不得了 (bùdéliǎo) [colloquial], 了不得 [colloquial], 了不起 (liǎobùqǐ) [colloquial], 了勿起 [Wu], 佼佼 (jiǎojiǎo) [literary], 俊偉 (jùnwěi) [literary], 俊伟 (jùnwěi) [literary], 偉大 (wěidà), 伟大 (wěidà), 傑出 (jiéchū), 杰出 (jiéchū), 傲人 (àorén) (english: nowadays especially of breasts, body curve), 優異 (yōuyì), 优异 (yōuyì), 優秀 (yōuxiù), 优秀 (yōuxiù), 優越 (yōuyuè), 优越 (yōuyuè), 出挑 (chhut-thio) [Hokkien, Quanzhou], 出擢 [Hokkien], 出眾 (chūzhòng), 出众 (chūzhòng), 出腳 [Hokkien], 出脚 [Hokkien], 出色 (chūsè), 勢面 [Hokkien], 势面 [Hokkien], 勿得了 [Wu], 卓然 (zhuórán) [literary], 卓犖 (zhuóluò) [literary], 卓荦 (zhuóluò) [literary], 卓異 (zhuóyì) [literary], 卓异 (zhuóyì) [literary], 卓著 (zhuózhù), 卓越 (zhuóyuè), 厲害 (lìhài) [informal], 厉害 (lìhài) [informal], 咧斗 [Zhangzhou-Hokkien], 好極了 (hǎo jíle), 好极了 (hǎo jíle), 尤異 (yóuyì) [literary], 尤异 (yóuyì) [literary], 崢嶸 (zhēngróng), 峥嵘 (zhēngróng), 彰顯 (zhāngxiǎn), 彰显 (zhāngxiǎn), 惡實 (o5 shr6), 恶实 (o5 shr6), 打得 [Hakka], (tǐng), 斐然 (fěirán), (bàng) [colloquial], 標青 (biu1 ceng1) [Cantonese, Teochew], 标青 (biu1 ceng1) [Cantonese, Teochew], 漂亮, (bǐng) [literary], (niú) [Mandarin, slang], 牛鬼 [Guilin, Mandarin], 特出 (tèchū), 特異 (tèyì), 特异 (tèyì), 皦皦 (jiǎojiǎo) [literary], 看家 (kānjiā) (english: of skill, ability) [attributive, usually], (wěn) [neologism, slang], (wěn) [neologism, slang], 突出 (tūchū), 英英 (yīngyīng) [literary], 蓋帽 (gàimào) [slang], 盖帽 (gàimào) [slang], 表表 (biǎobiǎo) [literary], 超凡 (chāofán), 超卓 (chāozhuó) [literary], 超常 (chāocháng), 超拔 (chāobá) [literary], 超絕 (chāojué), 超绝 (chāojué), 非凡 (fēifán), 響噹噹 (xiǎngdāngdāng), 响当当 (xiǎngdāngdāng), 顯著 (xiǎnzhù), 显著 (xiǎnzhù), 高強 (gāoqiáng), 高强 (gāoqiáng)

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          "text": "他在信中的用词非常犀利。 [MSC, simp.]\nTā zài xìn zhōng de yòngcí fēicháng xīlì. [Pinyin]",
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      "zh-pron": "xīlì"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧ ㄌㄧˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "sai¹ lei⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "silì"
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      "zh-pron": "syī-lì"
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      "zh-pron": "сили"
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    {
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      "zh-pron": "sāi leih"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "sai¹ lei⁶"
    },
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "sei¹ léi⁶"
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "se-lī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "seli"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se⁴⁴⁻²² li²²/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se³³ li⁴¹/",
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        "Quanzhou"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "zh-pron": "shi^平 li"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹xi-li"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/ɕi⁵⁵ li²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵⁵ li⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐi̯⁵⁵ lei̯²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se⁴⁴⁻²² li²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se³³ li⁴¹/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵⁵ li²¹/"
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      "roman": "jiānlì",
      "word": "尖利"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "jiān ér fēnglì",
      "word": "尖而鋒利"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiān ér fēnglì",
      "word": "尖而锋利"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiānruì",
      "word": "尖銳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiānruì",
      "word": "尖锐"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "línglì",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "淩厲"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "línglì",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "凌厉"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "鋩"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "铓"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "fēnglì",
      "word": "鋒利"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "fēnglì",
      "word": "锋利"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "ruìlì",
      "word": "銳利"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "ruìlì",
      "word": "锐利"
    },
    {
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      "english": "extremely sharp",
      "roman": "fēikuài",
      "word": "飛快"
    },
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      "english": "extremely sharp",
      "roman": "fēikuài",
      "word": "飞快"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "jīngpì",
      "word": "精闢"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "jīngpì",
      "word": "精辟"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "透底"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "tòuchè",
      "word": "透徹"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "tòuchè",
      "word": "透彻"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "tòupì",
      "word": "透闢"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "tòupì",
      "word": "透辟"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "bùdéliǎo",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "不得了"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "了不得"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "liǎobùqǐ",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "了不起"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "word": "了勿起"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiǎojiǎo",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "佼佼"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "jùnwěi",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "俊偉"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "jùnwěi",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "俊伟"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "wěidà",
      "word": "偉大"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "wěidà",
      "word": "伟大"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiéchū",
      "word": "傑出"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiéchū",
      "word": "杰出"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "nowadays especially of breasts, body curve",
      "roman": "àorén",
      "word": "傲人"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "yōuyì",
      "word": "優異"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "yōuyì",
      "word": "优异"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "yōuxiù",
      "word": "優秀"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "yōuxiù",
      "word": "优秀"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "yōuyuè",
      "word": "優越"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "yōuyuè",
      "word": "优越"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "chhut-thio",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ],
      "word": "出挑"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "出擢"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "chūzhòng",
      "word": "出眾"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "chūzhòng",
      "word": "出众"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "出腳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "出脚"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "chūsè",
      "word": "出色"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "勢面"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "势面"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "word": "勿得了"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "zhuórán",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "卓然"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "zhuóluò",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "卓犖"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "zhuóluò",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "卓荦"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "zhuóyì",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "卓異"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "zhuóyì",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "卓异"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "zhuózhù",
      "word": "卓著"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "zhuóyuè",
      "word": "卓越"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "lìhài",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "厲害"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "lìhài",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "厉害"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "咧斗"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "hǎo jíle",
      "word": "好極了"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "hǎo jíle",
      "word": "好极了"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "yóuyì",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "尤異"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "yóuyì",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "尤异"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "zhēngróng",
      "word": "崢嶸"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "zhēngróng",
      "word": "峥嵘"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "zhāngxiǎn",
      "word": "彰顯"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "zhāngxiǎn",
      "word": "彰显"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "o5 shr6",
      "word": "惡實"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "o5 shr6",
      "word": "恶实"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka"
      ],
      "word": "打得"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "tǐng",
      "word": "挺"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "fěirán",
      "word": "斐然"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "bàng",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "棒"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "biu1 ceng1",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "標青"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "biu1 ceng1",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "标青"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "漂亮"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "bǐng",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "炳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "niú",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "牛"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Guilin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "word": "牛鬼"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "tèchū",
      "word": "特出"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "tèyì",
      "word": "特異"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "tèyì",
      "word": "特异"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiǎojiǎo",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "皦皦"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "of skill, ability",
      "roman": "kānjiā",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "usually"
      ],
      "word": "看家"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "wěn",
      "tags": [
        "neologism",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "穩"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "wěn",
      "tags": [
        "neologism",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "稳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "tūchū",
      "word": "突出"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "yīngyīng",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "英英"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "gàimào",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "蓋帽"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "gàimào",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "盖帽"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "biǎobiǎo",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "表表"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "chāofán",
      "word": "超凡"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "chāozhuó",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "超卓"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "chāocháng",
      "word": "超常"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "chāobá",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "超拔"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "chāojué",
      "word": "超絕"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "chāojué",
      "word": "超绝"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "fēifán",
      "word": "非凡"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "xiǎngdāngdāng",
      "word": "響噹噹"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "xiǎngdāngdāng",
      "word": "响当当"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "xiǎnzhù",
      "word": "顯著"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "xiǎnzhù",
      "word": "显著"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "gāoqiáng",
      "word": "高強"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "gāoqiáng",
      "word": "高强"
    }
  ],
  "word": "犀利"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chinese adjectives",
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "犀飛利"
    },
    {
      "word": "犀飞利"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hóusàiléi",
      "word": "猴賽雷"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hóusàiléi",
      "word": "猴赛雷"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "犀利",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sharp; sharp-edged; keen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sharp",
          "sharp"
        ],
        [
          "edged",
          "edged"
        ],
        [
          "keen",
          "keen"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a blade) sharp; sharp-edged; keen"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a blade"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Mandarin terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "His wording in the letter is very sharp.",
          "ref": "他在信中的用詞非常犀利。 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "他在信中的用词非常犀利。 [MSC, simp.]\nTā zài xìn zhōng de yòngcí fēicháng xīlì. [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sharp; incisive; trenchant; caustic"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sharp",
          "sharp"
        ],
        [
          "incisive",
          "incisive"
        ],
        [
          "trenchant",
          "trenchant"
        ],
        [
          "caustic",
          "caustic"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "opinions",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, of eyes, opinions, writing) sharp; incisive; trenchant; caustic"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of eyes"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "communications",
        "journalism",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "publishing",
        "writing"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese Chinese",
        "Cantonese terms with usage examples",
        "Mandarin Chinese"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "好犀利 [Cantonese] ― hou² sai¹ lei⁶ [Jyutping] ― very impressive",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "surprisingly impressive; amazing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surprisingly",
          "surprisingly"
        ],
        [
          "impressive",
          "impressive"
        ],
        [
          "amazing",
          "amazing"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, Cantonese, sometimes Mandarin) surprisingly impressive; amazing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Mandarin",
        "figuratively",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xīlì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧ ㄌㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sai¹ lei⁶"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "se-lī"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "¹shi-li"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xīlì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧ ㄌㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "silì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsi¹-li⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syī-lì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shilih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сили"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sili"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵⁵ li⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sāi leih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sai¹ lei⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sei¹ léi⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐi̯⁵⁵ lei̯²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "se-lī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "se-lī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "seli"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se⁴⁴⁻²² li²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se³³ li⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹shi-li"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shi^平 li"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹xi-li"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/ɕi⁵⁵ li²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵⁵ li⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐi̯⁵⁵ lei̯²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se⁴⁴⁻²² li²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se³³ li⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵⁵ li²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "jiānlì",
      "word": "尖利"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiān ér fēnglì",
      "word": "尖而鋒利"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiān ér fēnglì",
      "word": "尖而锋利"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiānruì",
      "word": "尖銳"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiānruì",
      "word": "尖锐"
    },
    {
      "roman": "línglì",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "淩厲"
    },
    {
      "roman": "línglì",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "凌厉"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "鋩"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "铓"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fēnglì",
      "word": "鋒利"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fēnglì",
      "word": "锋利"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ruìlì",
      "word": "銳利"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ruìlì",
      "word": "锐利"
    },
    {
      "english": "extremely sharp",
      "roman": "fēikuài",
      "word": "飛快"
    },
    {
      "english": "extremely sharp",
      "roman": "fēikuài",
      "word": "飞快"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jīngpì",
      "word": "精闢"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jīngpì",
      "word": "精辟"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "透底"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tòuchè",
      "word": "透徹"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tòuchè",
      "word": "透彻"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tòupì",
      "word": "透闢"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tòupì",
      "word": "透辟"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bùdéliǎo",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "不得了"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "了不得"
    },
    {
      "roman": "liǎobùqǐ",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "了不起"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "word": "了勿起"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiǎojiǎo",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "佼佼"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jùnwěi",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "俊偉"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jùnwěi",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "俊伟"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wěidà",
      "word": "偉大"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wěidà",
      "word": "伟大"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiéchū",
      "word": "傑出"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiéchū",
      "word": "杰出"
    },
    {
      "english": "nowadays especially of breasts, body curve",
      "roman": "àorén",
      "word": "傲人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yōuyì",
      "word": "優異"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yōuyì",
      "word": "优异"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yōuxiù",
      "word": "優秀"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yōuxiù",
      "word": "优秀"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yōuyuè",
      "word": "優越"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yōuyuè",
      "word": "优越"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chhut-thio",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ],
      "word": "出挑"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "出擢"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chūzhòng",
      "word": "出眾"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chūzhòng",
      "word": "出众"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "出腳"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "出脚"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chūsè",
      "word": "出色"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "勢面"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "势面"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "word": "勿得了"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhuórán",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "卓然"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhuóluò",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "卓犖"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhuóluò",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "卓荦"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhuóyì",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "卓異"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhuóyì",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "卓异"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhuózhù",
      "word": "卓著"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhuóyuè",
      "word": "卓越"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lìhài",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "厲害"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lìhài",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "厉害"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "咧斗"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hǎo jíle",
      "word": "好極了"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hǎo jíle",
      "word": "好极了"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yóuyì",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "尤異"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yóuyì",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "尤异"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhēngróng",
      "word": "崢嶸"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhēngróng",
      "word": "峥嵘"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhāngxiǎn",
      "word": "彰顯"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhāngxiǎn",
      "word": "彰显"
    },
    {
      "roman": "o5 shr6",
      "word": "惡實"
    },
    {
      "roman": "o5 shr6",
      "word": "恶实"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka"
      ],
      "word": "打得"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tǐng",
      "word": "挺"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fěirán",
      "word": "斐然"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bàng",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "棒"
    },
    {
      "roman": "biu1 ceng1",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "標青"
    },
    {
      "roman": "biu1 ceng1",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "标青"
    },
    {
      "word": "漂亮"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bǐng",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "炳"
    },
    {
      "roman": "niú",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "牛"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Guilin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "word": "牛鬼"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tèchū",
      "word": "特出"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tèyì",
      "word": "特異"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tèyì",
      "word": "特异"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiǎojiǎo",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "皦皦"
    },
    {
      "english": "of skill, ability",
      "roman": "kānjiā",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "usually"
      ],
      "word": "看家"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wěn",
      "tags": [
        "neologism",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "穩"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wěn",
      "tags": [
        "neologism",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "稳"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tūchū",
      "word": "突出"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yīngyīng",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "英英"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gàimào",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "蓋帽"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gàimào",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "盖帽"
    },
    {
      "roman": "biǎobiǎo",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "表表"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chāofán",
      "word": "超凡"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chāozhuó",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "超卓"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chāocháng",
      "word": "超常"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chāobá",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "超拔"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chāojué",
      "word": "超絕"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chāojué",
      "word": "超绝"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fēifán",
      "word": "非凡"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiǎngdāngdāng",
      "word": "響噹噹"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiǎngdāngdāng",
      "word": "响当当"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiǎnzhù",
      "word": "顯著"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiǎnzhù",
      "word": "显著"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gāoqiáng",
      "word": "高強"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gāoqiáng",
      "word": "高强"
    }
  ],
  "word": "犀利"
}

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