特長

See also: 特长

Chinese

		special; unusual; extraordinary special; unusual; extraordinary; male animal	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (特長)		特	長
simp. (特长)		特	长

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tècháng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄜˋ ㄔㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dak⁶ coeng⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tia̍k-tióng / te̍k-tióng / te̍k-tiáng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): dêg⁸ ciang⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tècháng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄜˋ ㄔㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tècháng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻê⁴-chʻang²
    • Yale: tè-cháng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tehcharng
    • Palladius: тэчан (tɛčan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dak⁶ coeng⁴
    • Yale: dahk chèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dak⁹ tsoeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: deg⁶ cêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐk̚² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tia̍k-tióng
    • Tâi-lô: tia̍k-tióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diagdiorng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiak̚²⁴⁻² tiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: te̍k-tióng
    • Tâi-lô: ti̍k-tióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: degdiorng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɪk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /tiɪk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: te̍k-tiáng
    • Tâi-lô: ti̍k-tiáng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: degdiarng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiaŋ⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dêg⁸ ciang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: te̍k tshiâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tek̚⁴⁻² t͡sʰiaŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

特長

1. personal strength; special ability; strong points; what one is skilled in; specialty; forte

Synonyms

• 優點／优点 (yōudiǎn)
• 千秋 (qiānqiū)
• 專業／专业 (zhuānyè)
• 專長／专长 (zhuāncháng)
• 所長／所长 (suǒcháng)
• 長處／长处 (chángchù)

 

Antonyms

• 弊害 (bìhài)
• 弊病 (bìbìng)
• 弊端 (bìduān)
• 欠缺 (qiànquē)
• 毛病 (máobìng)
• 短處／短处 (duǎnchu)
• 缺失 (quēshī)
• 缺欠 (quēqiàn)
• 缺陷 (quēxiàn)
• 缺點／缺点 (quēdiǎn)
• 陷 (xiàn) (literary, or in compounds)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
特	長
とく Grade: 4	ちょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) とくちょー [tòkúchóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [to̞kɯ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

特(とく)長(ちょう) • (tokuchō) ^{←とくちやう (tokutyau)?}

1. personal strength; special ability; strong points; what one is skilled in; specialty; forte
2. strength; merit; plus