เฉียบคม(chìiap kom)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
razor-sharp
very sharp; able to cut or slice cleanly
Examples
มีดmêetมีดmêetknifeเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2blade (of a cutting tool)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เฉียบคมchìiap komเฉียบคมchìiap kom1razor-sharp2keen; incisive (mind/ideas)3cutting; scathing (remarks/critique)ระวังมือrá-wang meuuaระวังมือrá-wang meuua1watch your hands2mind your hands (sign/label)บาดbàatบาดbàat1[to] hurt; injure; sting (figurative/physical)2sharp; biting; stinging (to the senses)3wound; cut4[to] cut; wound (by something sharp)
This knife is very sharp; be careful not to cut your hand.
2AdjectiveB2
keen; incisive (mind/ideas)
showing sharp, clear, and to-the-point thinking or insight
Examples
คำถามkam tăamคำถามkam tăamquestionของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herเฉียบคมchìiap komเฉียบคมchìiap kom1razor-sharp2keen; incisive (mind/ideas)3cutting; scathing (remarks/critique)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofวิทยากรwít-tá-yaa-gonวิทยากรwít-tá-yaa-gon1speaker; lecturer2instructor; trainer3panelist/resource personต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2holiday; day off; breakคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerตอบdtòpตอบdtòp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3answer; response4sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)
Her question was sharp and insightful, making the speaker pause to think before answering.
3AdjectiveC1
cutting; scathing (remarks/critique)
words or criticism that are sharply expressed and strongly biting or wounding
Examples
นักวิจารณ์nák wí-jaanนักวิจารณ์nák wí-jaancritic; reviewerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ถ้อยคำเฉียบคมtôi kam chìiap komถ้อยคำเฉียบคมtôi kam chìiap kom1incisive words2witty/bitingly sharp phrasingจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofผู้กำกับpôo gam-gàpผู้กำกับpôo gam-gàp1director (film/TV/theater)2supervisor; overseer; person in charge3police superintendent (short form)หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7faceเสียsĭiaเสียsĭia1broken; out of order2[to] pay3late; deceased4polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)5sadly; unfortunately (final particle)6[to] lose; forfeit; waste7spoiled; ruined; gone badกลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsแถลงข่าวtà-lăeng kàaoแถลงข่าวtà-lăeng kàao1press conference; media briefing2[to] hold a press conference; brief the media
The critic used such sharp words that the director lost face during the press conference.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
คมกริบkom grìpคมกริบkom grìp1razor-sharp2incisive (remark or intellect)
- razor-sharp
- incisive (remark or intellect)
คมกล้าkom glâaคมกล้าkom glâa1extremely sharp (blade/edge)2incisive; cutting (of words/thought)3keen; incisive (mind/ideas)4cutting; scathing (remarks/critique)
- extremely sharp (blade/edge)
- incisive; cutting (of words/thought)
- keen; incisive (mind/ideas)
- cutting; scathing (remarks/critique)
คมจริงkom jingคมจริงkom jing1really sharp (blade)2really witty; insightful
- really sharp (blade)
- really witty; insightful
หลักแหลมlàk lăemหลักแหลมlàk lăembrilliant; sharp; intelligent
brilliant; sharp; intelligent
แหลมคมlăem komแหลมคมlăem kom1sharp; pointed2keen; incisive
- sharp; pointed
- keen; incisive
Word Breakdown
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เฉียบคมchìiap komเฉียบคมchìiap komrazor-sharp