尖酸刻薄

Mandarin · pinyin jiān suān kè bó

Meanings

  1. sharp and unkind (words)
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尖
jiān · sharp, pointed, acute, keen
酸
suān · tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled
刻
kè · carve, engrave; quarter hour
薄
báo · bó · thin, slight, weak; poor, stingy
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1–1–4–2 · jian1 suan1 ke4 bo2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zim1 syun1 hak1 bok6

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zim1 syun1 hak1 bok6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) acrid and unsympathetic; sharp and unkind; merciless; pitiless

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