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

See also

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