利 (lei6,) — sharp in Cantonese
lei6,利
Mandarin Pinyin: li4
Meaning of 利
nounsharp
nounsurname
nounprofit; gains; gain; advantage; benefit; merit
nounbenefit; serve
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Example Sentences with 利
利率急遽下降
The interest rate rapidly declines
雖然佢三十六度板斧都出齊，但都唔夠你犀利
Although he put in all that he knew, he could not match up with you.
佢真利害，三兩下手勢就做低對手
His opponent was defeated in no time. He is really formidable.
佢今年八十歲啦，重係咁精神爽利
She is already eighty this year, yet she is still full of life and zest.
binˉ¹邊douˍ₆度jauˏ₅有dakˉ¹得sikˍ₆食zing˗₃正zungˉ¹宗ge˗₃嘅ji˗₃意daaiˍ₆大leiˍ₆利coi˗₃菜？
Where can (one) finds authentic Italian food?
Words Containing 利
爭利益zaang1 lei6 jik1
to compete for profit
有利jau5 lei6
advantageous; favourable | [粵]: 有着數
利口酒lei6 hau2 zau2
liquer (phonetic loanword in Mandarin)
美利濱mei5 lei6 ban1
an older Chinese name for the city of Melbourne，now called 墨爾本 in Chinese
利是封lei6 si6 fung1
red packet, red paper envelope (used for give gift money)
贏利jing4 lei6
profit
奧地利ou3 dei6 lei6
| also seen as 奧國
盈利百分率jing4 lei6 baak3 fan6 leot6
profit percent
流利程度lau4 lei6 cing4 dou6
fluency
福利會fuk1 lei6 wui2
welfare association / club / society
社會福利署se5 wui2 fuk1 lei6 cyu5
Social Welfare Department - a government department in Hong Kong
哈利波特haa1 lei6 bo1 dak6
Harry Potter
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