When does an adjective require 的 to describe a noun? In this post on the omission of the possessive 的，I came across an explanation of the adjective suffix 的 by Tang Ho. An example was:

强大勇敢 (brave + strong) = correct without 的
强大勇敢的人 (brave and strong man) = correct with 的
强大勇敢人 (X) *requires 的 to connect brave + strong with 人

Later in the explanation:

Adjectives that do not need adjective suffix can directly apply to the object 【meaning no need for 的】

For example, 好 in 好女兒 (good daughter) does not necessitate the use of 的。 It's just understood that 好 connects with 女兒。
Why does 高大的人 require 的 whereas 好女兒 does not? How can you tell whether an adjective requires a suffix such as 的？
Single character adjectives do not need possessive 的 when it is connected to single character nouns


  利刀， 大樹，好人


Single character adjectives do not need possessive 的 when it is connected to multiple characters nouns


  利斧頭，大樹屋(tree house)，好女兒


Two characters adjectives need possessive 的 when connected to single character nouns


  鋒利的刀, 巨大的樹， 混亂的心，cannot be reduced to 鋒利刀, 巨大樹， 混亂心


Two characters adjectives do not need possessive 的 when connected to two characters nouns


  鋒利武器，重大事件，混亂心情


An adjective phrase contains more than one or more individual descriptions need possessive 的 when connected to nouns


  鋒利(而)昴貴的武器， 强大(而)勇敢的人 cannot be reduced to 鋒利(而)昴貴武器，强大(而)勇敢人


If you can insert 而 between the two descriptions, you need the possessive 的

Note:

When you can bond an adjective and noun into a single common
term, the possessive 的 would not be needed

強大的人 --> 強人

高大的樹 --> 大樹

巨大的石頭 --> 巨石

春天的雨 --> 春雨 


  強人(strongman)，大樹 (tall tree)，巨石 (boulder)，春雨(spring rain) are all common terms,