專才

Chinese

		for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized	ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just
trad. (專才)		專	才
simp. (专才)		专	才

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuāncái

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢ ㄘㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun¹ coi⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): choan-châi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuāncái
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuancái
    • Wade–Giles: chuan¹-tsʻai²
    • Yale: jwān-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juantsair
    • Palladius: чжуаньцай (čžuanʹcaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun¹ coi⁴
    • Yale: jyūn chòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn¹ tsoi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun¹ coi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choan-châi
    • Tâi-lô: tsuan-tsâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoanzaai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡suan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suan³³ t͡sai²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡suan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡suan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡suan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai²³/

Noun

專才

1. expert; specialist
2. (Hong Kong, sarcastic) immigrant from Mainland

Synonyms

• (expert):
  • 內行／内行 (nèiháng)
  • 內行人／内行人 (nèihángrén)
  • 名家 (míngjiā)
  • 大家
  • 大方 (dàfāng) (literary)
  • 大神 (dàshén) (Internet slang)
  • 好手 (hǎoshǒu)
  • 專家／专家 (zhuānjiā)
  • 專業人員／专业人员 (zhuānyè rényuán)
  • 專業人才／专业人才 (zhuānyè réncái)
  • 專業戶／专业户 (zhuānyèhù) (figurative)
  • 專門／专门 (zhuānmén)
  • 專門家／专门家 (zhuānménjiā)
  • 強手／强手 (qiángshǒu)
  • 懸手／悬手 (Hokkien)
  • 把式 (bǎshì)
  • 方家 (fāngjiā) (literary)
  • 能手 (néngshǒu)
  • 行家 (hángjiā)
  • 行家裡手／行家里手 (hángjiā lǐshǒu)
  • 裡手／里手 (lǐshǒu)
  • 通家 (tōngjiā) (literary)
  • 達人／达人 (dárén)
  • 高手 (gāoshǒu)

   

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “expert”):
  • 外行 (wàiháng)
  • 外行人 (wàihángrén)
  • 棒槌 (bàngchuí) (figurative)
  • 行外人 (hángwàirén)
  • 門外漢／门外汉 (ménwàihàn)