犀利

Chinese

		rhinoceros	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
simp. and trad. (犀利)		犀	利

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīlì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ lei⁶
Min Nan (POJ): se-lī
Wu (Wiktionary): ¹xi-li

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: silì
  - Wade–Giles: hsi¹-li⁴
  - Yale: syī-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shilih
  - Palladius: сили (sili)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    吸力
    悉力
    惜力
    淅瀝／淅沥
    犀利
    西曆／西历
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/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se-lī
  - Tâi-lô: se-lī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: seli
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /se⁴⁴⁻²² li²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /se³³ li⁴¹/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ¹xi-li
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ li²¹/

Adjective

犀利

(of a blade) sharp; sharp-edged; keen
(figurative, of eyes, opinions, writing) sharp; incisive; trenchant; caustic
他在信中的用詞非常犀利。 [MSC, trad.]
他在信中的用词非常犀利。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā zài xìn zhōng de yòngcí fēicháng xīlì. [Pinyin]
His wording in the letter is very sharp.
(figurative, Cantonese, sometimes Mandarin) surprisingly impressive; amazing
好犀利 [Cantonese] ― hou² sai¹ lei⁶ [Jyutping] ― very impressive

Synonyms

(sharp-edged):

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尖而鋒利／尖而锋利 (jiān ér fēnglì)
尖利 (jiānlì)
尖銳／尖锐 (jiānruì)
淩厲／凌厉 (línglì) (literary)

銳利／锐利 (ruìlì)
鋒利／锋利 (fēnglì)
飛快／飞快 (fēikuài) (extremely sharp)

(incisive):

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透底 (Min Nan)
尖銳／尖锐 (jiānruì)
精闢／精辟 (jīngpì)
透徹／透彻 (tòuchè)

透闢／透辟 (tòupì)
銳利／锐利 (ruìlì)
鋒利／锋利 (fēnglì)

(amazing):

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Synonyms of 犀利

不得了 (bùdéliǎo) (colloquial)
了不得 (liǎobùdé) (colloquial)
了不起 (liǎobùqǐ) (colloquial)
了勿起 (Wu)
佼佼 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary)
傲人 (àorén) (nowadays especially of breasts, body curve)
出挑 (chūtiāo) (of personal appearance)
出擢 (Min Nan)
出色 (chūsè)
勿得了 (Wu)
卓然 (zhuórán) (literary)
卓著 (zhuózhù)
卓越 (zhuóyuè)
打得 (Hakka)
斐然 (fěirán)
棒 (bàng) (colloquial)
漂亮 (piàoliang)
炳 (bǐng) (literary)
牛 (niú) (Mandarin, slang)
牛鬼 (Guilin Mandarin)
特出 (tèchū)
皦皦 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary)
看家 (kānjiā) (attributive, of skill, ability, etc.)
突出 (tūchū)
英英 (yīngyīng) (literary)
表表 (biǎobiǎo) (literary)
超凡 (chāofán)

超拔 (chāobá) (literary)
非凡 (fēifán)
俊偉／俊伟 (jùnwěi) (literary)
偉大／伟大 (wěidà)
傑出／杰出 (jiéchū)
優異／优异 (yōuyì)
優秀／优秀 (yōuxiù)
優越／优越 (yōuyuè)
出眾／出众 (chūzhòng)
出腳／出脚 (Min Nan)
卓犖／卓荦 (zhuóluò) (literary)
卓異／卓异 (zhuóyì) (literary)
厲害／厉害 (lìhài) (informal)
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 (Xiang, used as a complement)
標青／标青 (Cantonese, Teochew)
特異／特异 (tèyì)
穩／稳 (wěn) (slang, neologism)
蓋帽／盖帽 (gàimào) (slang)
超絕／超绝 (chāojué)
響噹噹／响当当 (xiǎngdāngdāng)
顯著／显著 (xiǎnzhù)
高強／高强 (gāoqiáng)

Dialectal synonyms of 厲害 (“impressive; excellent; amazing; fantastic”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Mandarin	Beijing	牛, 牛兒, 牛屄 vulgar
	Taiwan	厲害, 棒
	Malaysia	厲害, 夠力
	Singapore	厲害
Cantonese	Guangzhou	犀利, 勁
	Hong Kong	犀利, 勁, 勁抽, 堅抽
	Penang (Guangfu)	犀利
	Singapore (Guangfu)	犀利, 勁
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	厲害, 慶
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	厲害, 慶, 壁
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	厲害, 慶
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	厲害, 慶
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	厲害, 慶
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	厲害, 慶
	Hong Kong	叻
	Kuching (Hepo)	慶
Min Nan	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
	Haifeng	厲害
	Singapore (Teochew)	厲害
Wu	Shanghai	扎勁, 結棍
Xiang	Changsha	䏧腮

Derived terms

犀飛利／犀飞利

猴賽雷／猴赛雷 (hóusàiléi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
犀	利
さい Jinmeiyō	り Grade: 4
on’yomi

Adjective

犀(さい)利(り) • (sairi) -na (adnominal 犀(さい)利(り)な (sairi na), adverbial 犀(さい)利(り)に (sairi ni))

sharp (of e.g. cutlery, and of e.g. perception)

Inflection

Inflection of 犀利

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	犀利だろ	さいりだろ	sairi daro
Continuative (連用形)	犀利で	さいりで	sairi de
Terminal (終止形)	犀利だ	さいりだ	sairi da
Attributive (連体形)	犀利な	さいりな	sairi na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	犀利なら	さいりなら	sairi nara
Imperative (命令形)	犀利であれ	さいりであれ	sairi de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	犀利ではない犀利じゃない	さいりではないさいりじゃない	sairi de wa nai sairi ja nai
Informal past	犀利だった	さいりだった	sairi datta
Informal negative past	犀利ではなかった犀利じゃなかった	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	犀利です	さいりです	sairi desu
Formal negative	犀利ではありません犀利じゃありません	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	犀利でした	さいりでした	sairi deshita
Formal negative past	犀利ではありませんでした犀利じゃありませんでした	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	犀利で	さいりで	sairi de
Conditional	犀利なら（ば）	さいりなら（ば）	sairi nara (ba)
Provisional	犀利だったら	さいりだったら	sairi dattara
Volitional	犀利だろう	さいりだろう	sairi darō
Adverbial	犀利に	さいりに	sairi ni
Degree	犀利さ	さいりさ	sairisa

Noun

犀(さい)利(り) • (sairi)

sharp

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