"英才" meaning in Chinese

See 英才 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /iŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /jɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /iɪŋ³³ t͡sai²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai¹³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /iŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/, /jɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/, /iɪŋ³³ t͡sai²⁴/, /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai¹³/, /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai²⁴/, /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/, /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai²³/ Chinese transliterations: yīngcái [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄥ ㄘㄞˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jing¹ coi⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], eng-châi, yīngcái [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄧㄥ ㄘㄞˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], yingcái [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], ying¹-tsʻai² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], yīng-tsái [Mandarin, Yale, standard], ingtsair [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], инцай [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], incaj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], yīng chòih [Cantonese, Yale], jing¹ tsoi⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ying¹ coi⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], eng-châi [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], ing-tsâi [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], engzaai [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 英才
  1. outstanding ability
    Sense id: en-英才-zh-noun-tf9zUVfg
  2. person of outstanding ability; person of superior talents
    Sense id: en-英才-zh-noun-mBeCdn0b Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 22 38 22 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 54 16 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 英才管理 (yīngcái guǎnlǐ)
Synonyms: 大器 (dàqì) [figuratively], 大材 (dàcái) [literary], 絕才 (juécái) [literary], 绝才 (juécái) [literary], 茂士 (màoshì) [literary], 豪傑 (háojié) [literary], 豪杰 (háojié) [literary], 賢材 (xiáncái) [literary], 贤材 (xiáncái) [literary], 高能 (gāonéng) [literary], 鸞鳳 (luánfèng) [archaic], 鸾凤 (luánfèng) [archaic], 麒麟 (qílín) [literary], 龍虎 (lónghǔ) [figuratively], 龙虎 (lónghǔ) [figuratively]
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄥ ㄘㄞˊ"
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "jing¹ coi⁴"
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        "Wade-Giles",
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      "zh-pron": "ying¹-tsʻai²"
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      "zh-pron": "yīng-tsái"
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      "zh-pron": "ingtsair"
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      "zh-pron": "инцай"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "incaj"
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      "ipa": "/iŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
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      "zh-pron": "yīng chòih"
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      "zh-pron": "jing¹ tsoi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ying¹ coi⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "eng-châi"
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ing-tsâi"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "engzaai"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɪŋ³³ t͡sai²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai¹³/",
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        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
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      "ipa": "/iŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/jɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɪŋ³³ t͡sai²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/"
    },
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      "roman": "dàcái",
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      "word": "大材"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "juécái",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "絕才"
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      "roman": "juécái",
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      "word": "绝才"
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      "roman": "màoshì",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "茂士"
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      "roman": "háojié",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
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      "word": "豪傑"
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      "roman": "háojié",
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        "literary"
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      "word": "豪杰"
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      "roman": "xiáncái",
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        "literary"
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      "roman": "xiáncái",
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      "roman": "gāonéng",
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      "word": "高能"
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      "roman": "luánfèng",
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      "word": "鸾凤"
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      "roman": "qílín",
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      "word": "麒麟"
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      "roman": "lónghǔ",
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      "word": "龍虎"
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        "standard"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "ingtsair"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
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      "zh-pron": "инцай"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
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      "ipa": "/iŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
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    {
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      "zh-pron": "yīng chòih"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "jing¹ tsoi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "ying¹ coi⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "eng-châi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ing-tsâi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "engzaai"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɪŋ³³ t͡sai²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai¹³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai²⁴/",
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/",
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɪŋ³³ t͡sai²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai²³/"
    }
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      "word": "大器"
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    {
      "roman": "dàcái",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "大材"
    },
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      "roman": "juécái",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "roman": "juécái",
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    {
      "roman": "màoshì",
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      ],
      "word": "茂士"
    },
    {
      "roman": "háojié",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "豪傑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "háojié",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "豪杰"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiáncái",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "賢材"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiáncái",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "贤材"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gāonéng",
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        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "高能"
    },
    {
      "roman": "luánfèng",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "鸞鳳"
    },
    {
      "roman": "luánfèng",
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        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "鸾凤"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qílín",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "麒麟"
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    {
      "roman": "lónghǔ",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "龍虎"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lónghǔ",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "龙虎"
    }
  ],
  "word": "英才"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Chinese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-18 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (074e7de and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.