銳利

See also: 鋭利 and 锐利

Chinese

		acute	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
trad. (銳利)		銳	利
simp. (锐利)		锐	利

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ruìlì

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jeoi⁶ lei⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lōe-lī

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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    瑞麗／瑞丽
    銳利／锐利
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/
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/

Adjective

銳利

(of a blade) sharp; sharp-edged; keen
(figurative, of words, writing style, etc.) sharp; incisive; to the point

Synonyms

(sharp-edged):

尖利 (jiānlì)
尖而鋒利／尖而锋利 (jiān ér fēnglì)
尖銳／尖锐 (jiānruì)
淩厲／凌厉 (línglì) (literary)
犀利 (xīlì)
鋩／铓 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
鋒利／锋利 (fēnglì)
飛快／飞快 (fēikuài) (extremely sharp)

Dialectal synonyms of 快 (“sharp; sharp-edged”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鋒利, 銳利
Mandarin	Beijing	快
	Taiwan	利
	Jinan	快
	Xi'an	快
	Wuhan	快
	Chengdu	快
	Yangzhou	快
	Hefei	快
	Singapore	利
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
Wu	Shanghai	快
	Suzhou	快
	Wenzhou	快
Xiang	Changsha	快
Xiang	Shuangfeng	快

(incisive):

尖銳／尖锐 (jiānruì)
犀利 (xīlì)
精闢／精辟 (jīngpì)
透底 (Hokkien)
透徹／透彻 (tòuchè)
透闢／透辟 (tòupì)
鋒利／锋利 (fēnglì)

Related terms

敏捷 (mǐnjié)
敏銳／敏锐 (mǐnruì)

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