才 (coi4 | cai2) : talent; natural abilities

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才

coi4

cai2

[1] [n] talent; natural abilities; gift; mental faculty
[2] [n] gifted person; talented person; brilliant man; talent
[3] people of a certain type
[4] certainly; indeed
[5] just; just now

Stroke count: 3

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

才

Don't confuse with:
寸

This word has been viewed 12741 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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才子 coi4 zi2 cai2 zi3 = talented male; a talented or brilliant person; a genius

剛才 gong1 coi4 gang1 cai2 = just then 國

天才 tin1 coi4 tian1 cai2 = genius

人才 jan4 coi4 ren2 cai2 = a talented person; human resources

才氣 coi4 hei3 cai2 qi4 = literary talent

才思 coi4 si1 cai2 si1 = creativeness, imaginative power, brilliant insight

才能 coi4 nang4 cai2 neng2 = talent; aptitude; ability

才智 coi4 zi3 cai2 zhi4 = ability and wisdom

才幹 coi4 gon3 cai2 gan4 = ability; competence

才是 coi4 si6 cai2 shi4 = only then is...

有天才 jau5 tin1 coi4 = gifted

專業人才 zyun1 jip6 jan4 coi4 zhuan1 ye4 ren2 cai2 = expert (in a field)

有才幹 jau5 coi4 gon3 you3 cai2 gan4 = capable

聰明才智 cung1 ming4 coi4 zi3 cong1 ming5 cai2 zhi4 = [n] intelligence and wisdom

傑出人才 git6 ceot1 jan4 coi4 = excellence

本地培養的人才 bun2 dei6 pui4 joeng5 dik1 jan4 coi4 = homegrown talent 國

庸才 jung4 coi4 = non-performers

人才流失 jan4 coi4 lau4 sat1 ren2 cai2 liu2 shi1 = brain drain

口才 hau2 coi4 kou3 cai2 = oral skill; oral ability

才學 coi4 hok6 cai2 xue2 = talent and learning; scholarship

才略 coi4 loek6 cai2 lve4 = ability and sagacity

語言天才 jyu5 jin4 tin1 coi4 = [n] a language genius; facility with languages

才子佳人 coi4 zi2 gaai1 jan4 cai2 zi3 jia1 ren2 = a talented man with a beautiful woman (scholar-beauty); pair of ideal lovers

人才外流 jan4 coi4 ngoi6 lau4 ren2 cai2 wai4 liu2 = brain drain

天才表演節目 tin1 coi4 biu2 jin2 zit3 muk6 = talent show (common formation)

成才 sing4 coi4 cheng2 cai2 = grow into useful timber; grow to full size; become a useful person; reach one's prime; amount to sth

才華 coi4 waa4 cai2 hua2 = literary or artistic talent

才女 coi4 neoi5*2 cai2 nv3 = talented female; a gifted female scholar

絕代才華 zyut6 doi6 coi4 waa4 jue2 dai4 cai2 hua2 = an unrivaled talent

多才多藝 do1 coi4 do1 ngai6 duo1 cai2 duo1 yi4 = versatile; gifted in many ways

專才 zyun1 coi4 zhuan1 cai2 = an expert, a specialist

才疏學淺 coi4 so1 hok6 cin2 cai2 shu1 xue2 qian3 = have little talent and less learning

恃才傲物 si5 coi4 ngou6 mat6 shi4 cai2 ao4 wu4 = be inordinately proud of one's ability; be conceited and contemptuous

才氣縱橫 coi4 hei3 zung1 waang4 cai2 qi4 zong4 heng2 = unhindered literary talent; witty

賊公計狀元才 caak6 gung1 gai3 zong6 jyun4 coi4 = small trick shows great talent

才怪 coi4 gwaai3 cai2 guai4 = it would be really strange if... , to be really surprised if... 國

一表人才 jat1 biu2 jan4 coi4 yi1 biao3 ren2 cai2 = striking appearance

才藝 coi4 ngai6 cai2 yi4 = artistic talent; talent

通才教育 tung1 coi4 gaau3 juk6 tong1 cai2 jiao4 yu4 = liberal education

通才 tung1 coi4 tong1 cai2 = generalist, an all-round person

奇才 kei4 coi4 qi2 cai2 = genius, great talent, prodigy, wizard

忌才 gei6 coi4 ji4 cai2 = be jealous of others talent

才俊 coi4 zoen3 cai2 jun4 = sb. of oustanding talent

急才 gap1 coi4 ji2 cai2 = quick-wittedness

懷才不遇 waai4 coi4 bat1 jyu6 huai2 cai2 bu4 yu4 = have one's talent go unrecognized

蓋世之才 koi3 sai3 zi1 coi4 gai4 shi4 zhi1 cai2 = unmatched talent or capability in one's generation

奴才 nou4 / coi4 nu2 / cai2 = slave / fig. flunkey

文武全才 man4 mou5 cyun4 coi4 wen2 wu3 quan2 cai2 = be well versed in both polite letters and martial arts

江南四大才子 gong1 naam4 sei3 daai6 coi4 zi2 jiang1 nan2 si4 da4 cai2 zi3 = the four great southern talents of the Ming

秀才 sau3 coi4*2 xiu4 cai5 = scholar

不世之才 bat1 sai3 zi1 coi4 bu4 shi4 zhi1 cai2 = a rare talent

曠世奇才 kwong3 sai3 kei4 coi4 kuang4 shi4 qi2 cai2 = a brilliant person unparalleled in his time

香港專業人才協會 hoeng1 gong2 zyun1 jip6 jan4 coi4 hip3 wui6*2 = Hong Kong Professionals and Executives Association

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靚係冇用嘅，最緊要係有才華粵
Looks are nothing... the most important thing is talent.

剛才媽媽大發雌威，我從來未見過佢噉粵
Mother was so angry just now that she was awesome; I have never seen her like this before.

只有懶漢庸才才會留戀那大鍋飯的年代。國
Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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