才調秀出

See also: 才调秀出

Chinese

		literary or artistic talent; talent; ability
trad. (才調秀出)		才調	秀出
simp. (才调秀出)		才调	秀出

Etymology

From the Book of Jin [circa 7th century C.E.].

王接才調秀出，見賞知音，惜其夭枉，未申驥足，嗟夫！ [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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王接才调秀出，见赏知音，惜其夭枉，未申骥足，嗟夫！ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Book of Jin

Wáng Jiē cáidiàoxiùchū, jiàn shǎng zhīyīn, xī qí yāo wǎng, wèi shēn jìzú, jiēfū! [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cáidiàoxiùchū

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coi⁴ diu⁶ sau³ ceot¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cáidiàoxiùchū
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cáidiàosiòuchu
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻai²-tiao⁴-hsiu⁴-chʻu¹
    • Yale: tsái-dyàu-syòu-chū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsairdiawshiowchu
    • Palladius: цайдяосючу (cajdjaosjuču)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coi⁴ diu⁶ sau³ ceot¹
    • Yale: chòih diuh sau chēut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi⁴ diu⁶ sau³ tsoet⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: coi⁴ diu⁶ seo³ cêd¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ tiːu̯²² sɐu̯³³ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/

Idiom

才調秀出

1. having outstanding talent; having one's talent stand out from the crowd