銳利
Chinese
| acute | advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (銳利) | 銳 | 利 | |
| simp. (锐利) | 锐 | 利 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: ruìlì
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ruèilì
- Wade–Giles: jui4-li4
- Yale: rwèi-lì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rueylih
- Palladius: жуйли (žujli)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
- Homophones:
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銳利 / 锐利
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jeoi6 lei6
- Yale: yeuih leih
- Cantonese Pinyin: joey6 lei6
- Guangdong Romanization: yêu6 léi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɵy̯²² lei̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lōe-lī
- Tâi-lô: luē-lī
- Phofsit Daibuun: loexli
- IPA (Quanzhou): /lue⁴¹⁻²² li⁴¹/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /lue²²⁻²¹ li²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Adjective
銳利
- (of a blade) sharp; sharp-edged; keen
- (figurative, of words, writing style, etc.) sharp; incisive; to the point
Synonyms
- (sharp-edged):
Dialectal synonyms of 快 (“sharp; sharp-edged”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 鋒利, 銳利 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 快 |
| Taiwan | 利 | |
| Singapore | 利 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 快 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 快 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 快 |
| Wuhan | 快 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 快 |
| Hefei | 快 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 利 |
| Hong Kong | 利 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 快, 利 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 利, 快 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 利, 快 | |
| Taishan | 利 | |
| Yangjiang | 利 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 快 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 利 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 利 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 利 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 利 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 利 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 利 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 利 | |
| Hong Kong | 快 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 快 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 利 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 利 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 利 |
| Tainan | 利 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 利 | |
| Chaozhou | 利 | |
| Shantou | 利 | |
| Jieyang | 利 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 快 |
| Suzhou | 快 | |
| Wenzhou | 快 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 快 |
| Shuangfeng | 快 | |
- (incisive):