尖銳

See also: 尖锐 and 尖鋭

Chinese

		point (of needle); sharp; shrewd point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed	acute
trad. (尖銳/尖鋭)		尖	銳/鋭
simp. (尖锐)		尖	锐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiānruì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zim¹ jeoi⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiam-jōe / chiam-lōe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiānruì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jianruèi
    • Wade–Giles: chien¹-jui⁴
    • Yale: jyān-rwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianruey
    • Palladius: цзяньжуй (czjanʹžuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zim¹ jeoi⁶
    • Yale: jīm yeuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzim¹ joey⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jim¹ yêu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːm⁵⁵ jɵy̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiam-jōe
    • Tâi-lô: tsiam-juē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciamjoe
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ zue³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiam-lōe
    • Tâi-lô: tsiam-luē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciamloe
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻²² lue²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ lue³³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siam³³ lue⁴¹/

Adjective

尖銳

1. (of a blade) sharp; sharp-edged; keen
2. (of thinking, vision, etc.) sharp; acute; keen

   他看問題非常尖銳。 [MSC, trad.]
   他看问题非常尖锐。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā kàn wèntí fēicháng jiānruì. [Pinyin]

   He has keen insight into problems.

3. intense; fierce; strong
4. incisive; penetrating
5. shrill; piercing

Synonyms

• (sharp):

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

 

• (keen):

• 尖利 (jiānlì)
• 敏銳／敏锐 (mǐnruì)
• 銳敏／锐敏 (ruìmǐn)

 

• (intense):

• 劇烈／剧烈 (jùliè)
• 厲害／厉害 (lìhài)
• 嚴／严 (yán)
• 強烈／强烈 (qiángliè)
• 急劇／急剧 (jíjù)
• 急驟／急骤 (jízhòu)
• 激
• 激烈 (jīliè)
• 火熱／火热 (huǒrè)
• 熾烈／炽烈 (chìliè) (figurative)
• 狂 (kuáng) (literary, or in compounds)
• 猛烈 (měngliè)

 

• (incisive):

• 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)
• 銳利／锐利 (ruìlì)

 

• (shrill):

• 勮 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 尖利 (jiānlì)
• 尖厲／尖厉 (jiānlì)

 

Derived terms

• 尖銳化／尖锐化 (jiānruìhuà)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (尖銳):

• → Japanese: 尖鋭(せんえい) (sen'ei)
• → Korean: 첨예(尖銳) (cheomye)