Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Extremely sharp or pointed: Describes an object with a tip that is exceptionally fine, acute, or keen to an intense degree. It emphasizes a heightened, often visually striking, state of sharpness.
   • Piercingly sharp (figurative): Can describe something intangible, like a sound or a sensation, that is acutely penetrating or intense.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Đầu bút chì được gọt nhọn vắt. (The pencil tip was sharpened to an extremely fine point.)
  • Tiếng còi xe cứu thương nghe nhọn vắt. (The ambulance siren sounded piercingly sharp.)
  • Mũi kim nhọn vắt. (The needle is exceedingly sharp.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "nhọn vắt" is often considered a dialectal or more vivid variant of the standard "nhọn hoắt". Both convey the same meaning of extreme sharpness, with "nhọn vắt" adding a colloquial or regional nuance.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhọn hoắt (adj): razor-sharp, extremely pointed. The more standard synonym.

  • Lưỡi dao nhọn hoắt. (The knife blade is razor-sharp.)

• Nhọn (adj): sharp, pointed. The base adjective.

  • Cái đinh rất nhọn. (The nail is very sharp.)

Synonyms

• Razor-sharp: having a very sharp edge or point.
• Needle-sharp: extremely fine and pointed.
• Piercing: penetratingly sharp (often for sounds or feelings).

Related Idioms

• While "nhọn vắt" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, its meaning contributes to vivid descriptions of danger, precision, or intensity, often used in literary or expressive contexts to emphasize an extreme quality.