才高八斗
Chinese
ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just |
high; tall | eight | ladle; dipper; small ladle; dipper; small; big; stars | ||
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trad. (才高八斗) | 才 | 高 | 八 | 斗 | |
simp. #(才高八斗) | 才 | 高 | 八 | 斗 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˊ ㄍㄠ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cáigaobadǒu
- Wade–Giles: tsʻai2-kao1-pa1-tou3
- Yale: tsái-gāu-bā-dǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsairgaubadoou
- Palladius: цайгаобадоу (cajgaobadou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: coi4 gou1 baat3 dau2
- Yale: chòih gōu baat dáu
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi4 gou1 baat8 dau2
- Guangdong Romanization: coi4 gou1 bad3 deo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ kou̯⁵⁵ paːt̚³ tɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 才高八斗