鬼才

Chinese

		ghost; sly; crafty	ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just
trad. (鬼才)		鬼	才
simp. #(鬼才)		鬼	才

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guǐcái

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄘㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai² coi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guǐcái
    • 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/
• 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/

Noun

鬼才

1. brilliant genius; freak genius

See also

• 天才 (tiāncái, “genius”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鬼	才
き Grade: S	さい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きさい [kìsáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲi̥sa̠i]

Noun

鬼(き)才(さい) • (kisai) 

1. brilliant genius; freak genius

Usage notes

• Both 鬼才(きさい) (kisai) and 奇才(きさい) (kisai) have the meaning "genius", but the degree of genius implied by the former is greater. While 奇才(きさい) (kisai) suggests an unusual talent, 鬼才(きさい) (kisai) implies a genius wholly surpassing the human norm.

See also

• 奇(き)才(さい) (kisai)
• 天才(てんさい) (tensai, “genius”)