成材
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Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chéngcái
- Wade–Giles: chʻêng2-tsʻai2
- Yale: chéng-tsái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngtsair
- Palladius: чэнцай (čɛncaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
- Homophones:
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: sing4 coi4
- Yale: sìhng chòih
- Cantonese Pinyin: sing4 tsoi4
- Guangdong Romanization: xing4 coi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/
- Homophones:
成才
成材
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-châi
- Tâi-lô: sîng-tsâi
- Phofsit Daibuun: sengzaai
- IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sai²³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiâⁿ-châi
- Tâi-lô: tsiânn-tsâi
- Phofsit Daibuun: cviazaai
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
Verb
成⫽材 (verb-object) (intransitive)
- (literally) to grow into useful timber; to grow to full size
- (figuratively) to become a useful person
Derived terms
Pronunciation 2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiâⁿ-châi
Verb
成材
- (Southern Min) to be of striking appearance; to be fine-looking and talented
Synonyms
- (Hokkien) 成囝
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