庸才

Chinese

		ordinary; to use	ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just
trad. (庸才)		庸	才
simp. #(庸才)		庸	才

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yōngcái

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄥ ㄘㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jung⁴ coi⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iông-châi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yōngcái
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄥ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yongcái
    • Wade–Giles: yung¹-tsʻai²
    • Yale: yūng-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iongtsair
    • Palladius: юнцай (juncaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jung⁴ coi⁴
    • Yale: yùhng chòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jung⁴ tsoi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yung⁴ coi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iông-châi
    • Tâi-lô: iông-tsâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iongzaai
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɔŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 庸才

1. mediocre person; person of mediocre ability

Antonyms

• 人才 (réncái)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
庸	才
よう Grade: S	さい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

庸(よう)才(さい) • (yōsai) 

1. a mediocre or uninteresting talent
2. a person of little talent; a feckless person

Antonyms

1. 偉才
2. 人材

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