Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- cái
English
- talent, ability
- ability; talent
- just, only
- sb of a certain type
- a capable individual
- then and only then
- just now
- (before an expression of quantity) only
- (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually
- (compare 先 Sin1 sense 3; 先至 Sin1Zi3) not until
- talent; capability
- just
- under particular circumstances to be able to do sth (compare 先 Sin1 sense 3; 先至 Siun1Zi3)
- used for emphasis
粵語
- 表示事情喺冇耐之前啱啱發生
- 出色之處;突出嘅地方
- 僅、只有
- 前面用「只有」、「必須」、「因為」、「由於」等條件介詞配合,去表示只有喺某種條件下、或由於某種原因、目的,然後連接會發生嘅事
- 表示強調嘅語氣
Stroke order
As a component in · 39
Variants
Words containing 才
- 才能coi4 nang4
talent
- 鬼才gwai2 coi4
creative genius
- 人才jan4 coi4
talent
- 不才bat1 coi4
untalented
- 才女coi4 neoi2
talented girl
- 天才tin1 coi4
talent
- 才學coi4 hok6
talent and learning
- 全才cyun4 coi4
all-rounder
- 才華coi4 waa4
talent
- 通才tung1 coi4
polymath
- 奴才nou4 coi4
slave
- 秀才sau3 coi4
a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical)
- 才藝coi4 ngai6
talent
- 才幹coi4 gon3
ability
- 奇才kei4 coi4
genius
- 口才hau2 coi4
eloquence
- 才智coi4 zi3
ability and wisdom
- 才子coi4 zi2
gifted scholar
- 蠢才ceon2 coi4
variant of 蠢材[chun3 cai2]
- 剛才gong1 coi4
just now
- 才俊coi4 zeon3
of outstanding talent, apply to males only
- 比才bei2 coi4
Georges Bizet (1838–1875), French composer
- 庸才jung4 coi4
mediocrity
- 專才zyun1 coi4
specialist; expert; professional; talent