七彩

Chinese

		seven	(bright) colour; variety; applause (bright) colour; variety; applause; applaud; (lottery) prize
trad. (七彩)		七	彩
simp. ^#(七彩)		七	彩
alternative forms		七采

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīcǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄘㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cat¹ coi²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhit-chhái

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīcǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄘㄞˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cicǎi
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi¹-tsʻai³
  - Yale: chī-tsǎi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chitsae
  - Palladius: цицай (cicaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cat¹ coi²
  - Yale: chāt chói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsat⁷ tsoi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ced¹ coi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhit-chhái
  - Tâi-lô: tshit-tshái
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chitzhae
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰai⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai⁴¹/

Noun

七彩

colours of the rainbow; many colours

Adjective

七彩

colourful
(Cantonese) Used with 到 for an intensifying effect, usually in a negative sense.
病到七彩 [Cantonese] ― beng⁶ dou³ cat¹ coi² [Jyutping] ― to be very ill

爆到七彩 [Cantonese] ― baau³ dou³ cat¹ coi² [Jyutping] ― to be very full

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 九彩 (gau2 coi2)

Derived terms

七彩繽紛 / 七彩缤纷