八斗才

Chinese

		eight	ladle; dipper; small ladle; dipper; small; big; stars	ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just
trad. (八斗才)		八	斗	才
simp. #(八斗才)		八	斗	才

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bādǒucái

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄉㄡˇ ㄘㄞˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bādǒucái
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄉㄡˇ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: badǒucái
    • Wade–Giles: pa¹-tou³-tsʻai²
    • Yale: bā-dǒu-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: badooutsair
    • Palladius: бадоуцай (badoucaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

Noun

八斗才

1. (literary) great talent

Synonyms

• (literary) 高才 (gāocái)