尖 (zim1) — (n) point; tip; top in Cantonese

zimˉ¹尖

Mandarin Pinyin: jian1

Meaning of 尖

noun(n) point; tip; top

noun(adj) sharp; pointed; tapering

noun(adj) advanced; leading; sophisticated

noun(adj) sharp-eared; sharp-tongued; quick of hearing

noun(adj) piercing; shrill

noun(n) best of its kind; pick of the bunch; cream of the crop

noun(adjective) Top-graded (e.g. students)

Example Sentences with 尖

ngoˏ₅我heoi˗₃去zimˉ¹尖saaˉ¹沙zeoiˊ²咀

I'm going to Tsim Sha Tsui.

zimˉ¹尖saaˉ¹沙zeoiˊ²咀houˊ²好doˉ¹多janˎ₄人

Tsim Sha Tsui is very crowded.

zimˉ¹尖saaˉ¹沙zeoiˊ²咀jauˏ₅有matˉ¹乜houˊ²好waan2?玩？

What's fun in Tsim Sha Tsui?

haiˊ²喺zimˉ¹尖saaˉ¹沙zeoiˊ²咀dangˊ²等ngoˏ₅我

Wait for me in Tsim Sha Tsui.

zimˉ¹尖saaˉ¹沙zeoiˊ²咀houˊ²好jitˍ₆熱wo˗₃喎

It's really hot in Tsim Sha Tsui!

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Words Containing 尖

尖隊zim1 deoi2

to jump the queue; to cut in line, ([港] "打尖")

尖細zim1 sai3

taper

尖利zim1 lei6

sharp, keen, cutting, shrill, piercing

尖塔zim1 taap3

spire

舌尖sit6 zim1

tip of the tongue (papillae)

打尖daa2 zim1

to jump the queue, to cut in line ([廣州], "尖隊"). [國] to stop at rest stop; topping (agric.)

踮著腳尖dim2/3 zoek6 goek3 zim1

to tiptoe | Cant.: 蹨起對腳; 趷起對腳

尖聲叫喊zim1 sing1 giu3 haam3

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