sắc sảo

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

Adjective

sắc sảo

  1. sharp-witted; fine; sharp
    Với những chi tiết sắc sảo, Tâm đã giành được giải nhất trong cuộc thi vẽ toàn trường.By using fine details, Tâm got first prize in the school-wide art contest.
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều), published 1866, lines 23–24:
      (Kiều)(càng)(sắc)(sảo)(mặn)𣻕()
      (So)(bề)(tài)(sắc)(lại)󰑼()(phần)(hơn)
      Kiều, the eldest, was especially witty and charming.
      Her talents and beauty even surpassed her sister.
  2. (rare) upright