鋒利

See also: 锋利

Chinese

		point or edge of a tool	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
trad. (鋒利)		鋒	利
simp. (锋利)		锋	利

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fēnglì

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fung¹ lei⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hong-lī

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fēnglì
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fonglì
    • Wade–Giles: fêng¹-li⁴
    • Yale: fēng-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fenglih
    • Palladius: фэнли (fɛnli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɤŋ⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fung¹ lei⁶
    • Yale: fūng leih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fung¹ lei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: fung¹ léi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fʊŋ⁵⁵ lei̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hong-lī
    • Tâi-lô: hong-lī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hongli
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ³³ li⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² li²²/

Adjective

鋒利

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

Synonyms

• (sharp-edged):

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• 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)
• 銳利／锐利 (ruìlì)
• 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
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
Wu	Shanghai	快
	Suzhou	快
	Wenzhou	快
Xiang	Changsha	快
	Shuangfeng	快

• (incisive):

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• 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)
• 銳利／锐利 (ruìlì)