鬼才
Chinese
editghost; sly; crafty | ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just | ||
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trad. (鬼才) | 鬼 | 才 | |
simp. #(鬼才) | 鬼 | 才 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄘㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: guěicái
- Wade–Giles: kuei3-tsʻai2
- Yale: gwěi-tsái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goeitsair
- Palladius: гуйцай (gujcaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwai2 coi4
- Yale: gwái chòih
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwai2 tsoi4
- Guangdong Romanization: guei2 coi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit鬼才
See also
editJapanese
editKanji in this term | |
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鬼 | 才 |
き Grade: S |
さい Grade: 2 |
on'yomi |
Pronunciation
editNoun
editUsage notes
edit- Both 鬼才 (kisai) and 奇才 (kisai) have the meaning "genius", but the degree of genius implied by the former is greater. While 奇才 (kisai) suggests an unusual talent, 鬼才 (kisai) implies a genius wholly surpassing the human norm.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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