刻薄 (hak1 bok6) — unkind, harsh, mean, acrimonious in Cantonese
hakˉ¹刻bokˍ₆薄Mandarin Pinyin: ke4 bo2
Meaning of 刻薄
noununkind, harsh, mean, acrimonious
noun(adjective) abrasive; mean and callous
Example Sentences with 刻薄
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個janˎ₄人houˊ²好haak˗₃刻bok3.薄。
He's a mean person.
maiˉ¹咪gam˗₃咁haak˗₃刻bok˗₃薄laa1!啦！
Don't be so mean!
keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好haak˗₃刻bok3.薄。
What he says is very harsh.
keoiˏ₅佢deoi˗₃對gungˉ¹工janˎ₄人houˊ²好haak˗₃刻bok3.薄。
He's harsh on his employees.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好haak˗₃刻bok3,薄，houˊ²好naanˎ₄難ding2.頂。
He's so mean, he's unbearable.
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