口才

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just
simp. and trad. (口才)		口	才

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒucái

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄘㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² coi⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiéu-chhòi
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kháu-châi / khió-châi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kao² cai⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒucái
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒucái
    • Wade–Giles: kʻou³-tsʻai²
    • Yale: kǒu-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooutsair
    • Palladius: коуцай (koucaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau² coi⁴
    • Yale: háu chòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau² tsoi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo² coi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiéu-chhòi
    • Hakka Romanization System: kieu^ˋ coi^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kieu³ coi²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯eu̯³¹ t͡sʰoi̯¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-châi
    • Tâi-lô: kháu-tsâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qawzaai
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khió-châi
    • Tâi-lô: khió-tsâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qioyzaai
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sai²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kao² cai⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kháu tshâi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰai⁵⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 口才

1. eloquence

Synonyms

• 雄辯／雄辩 (xióngbiàn)