賢才
Chinese
| worthy (person) | ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (賢才) | 賢 | 才 | |
| simp. (贤才) | 贤 | 才 | |
| alternative forms | 賢材／贤材 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiáncái
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siáncái
- Wade–Giles: hsien2-tsʻai2
- Yale: syán-tsái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyantsair
- Palladius: сяньцай (sjanʹcaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
賢才
- (literary) person of outstanding ability
Synonyms
- (person of outstanding ability):
- 人龍 / 人龙 (rénlóng) (literary, figurative)
- 大器 (dàqì) (figurative)
- 大材 (dàcái) (literary)
- 絕才 / 绝才 (juécái) (literary)
- 茂士 (màoshì) (literary)
- 英才 (yīngcái)
- 豪傑 / 豪杰 (háojié) (literary)
- 賢材 / 贤材 (xiáncái) (literary)
- 高能 (gāonéng) (literary)
- 鸞鳳 / 鸾凤 (luánfèng) (archaic)
- 麒麟 (qílín) (literary)
- 龍虎 / 龙虎 (lónghǔ) (figurative)