異彩

See also: 异彩

Chinese

		different; unusual; strange	(bright) colour; variety; applause (bright) colour; variety; applause; applaud; (lottery) prize
trad. (異彩)		異	彩
simp. (异彩)		异	彩
alternative forms		異采

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìcǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄘㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ coi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ī-chhái

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìcǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄘㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìcǎi
    • Wade–Giles: i⁴-tsʻai³
    • Yale: yì-tsǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihtsae
    • Palladius: ицай (icaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁶ coi²
    • Yale: yih chói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ tsoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ coi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ī-chhái
    • Tâi-lô: ī-tshái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ixzhae
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /i²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰai⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /i⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

異彩

1. (chiefly figuratively) extraordinary splendor; radiant splendor

Derived terms

• 大放異彩／大放异彩 (dàfàngyìcǎi)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
異	彩
い Grade: 6	さい Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いさい [ìsáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [isa̠i]

Noun

異(い)彩(さい) • (isai) 

1. (positively) standing out, excelling

Derived terms

• 異彩(いさい)を放(はな)つ (isai o hanatsu, “to stand out from the crowd, to outshine”)