成器

Chinese

		finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	device; tool; utensil
trad. (成器)		成	器
simp. #(成器)		成	器

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ hei³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sêng khì

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sêng¹ ki³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngqì
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngcì
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-chʻi⁴
    • Yale: chéng-chì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngchih
    • Palladius: чэнци (čɛnci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ hei³
    • Yale: sìhng hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ hei̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng khì
    • Tâi-lô: sîng khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: seeng qix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ¹³⁻²² kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰi²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sêng¹ ki³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: seng khì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /seŋ³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³/

Verb

成器

1. (literally) to become a useful implement
2. (figurative) to grow up to be a talented or useful person

Derived terms

• 不成器 (bùchéngqì)
• 不打不成器 (bù dǎ bù chéng qì)
• 玉不琢，不成器 (yù bù zhuó, bù chéng qì)
• 琢玉成器