高材

Chinese

		high; tall	material
simp. and trad. (高材)		高	材
alternative forms		高才

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāocái

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄘㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ coi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāocái
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaocái
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-tsʻai²
    • Yale: gāu-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gautsair
    • Palladius: гаоцай (gaocaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ coi⁴
    • Yale: gōu chòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ tsoi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ coi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

Adjective

高材

1. (of a person) outstanding; excellent; talented and intelligent

Derived terms

• 高材生 (gāocáishēng)
• 高材疾足

 

Noun

高材

1. talented and intelligent person; talent

Japanese

Kanji in this term
高	材
こう Grade: 2	ざい Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーざい [kòózáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːza̠i]

Noun

高(こう)材(ざい) • (kōzai) 

1. (literary) great talent
2. (literary) person of great talent

Synonyms

• 高才(こうさい) (kōsai)