出彩
Chinese
to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas) |
(bright) colour; variety; applause (bright) colour; variety; applause; applaud; (lottery) prize | ||
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| simp. and trad. (出彩) |
出 | 彩 | |
| alternative forms | 出采 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chūcǎi
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄘㄞˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chucǎi
- Wade–Giles: chʻu1-tsʻai3
- Yale: chū-tsǎi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chutsae
- Palladius: чуцай (čucaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ceot1 coi2
- Yale: chēut chói
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsoet7 tsoi2
- Guangdong Romanization: cêd1 coi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
出彩
- (opera, dated) to apply red to someone to indicate bleeding; (metonymic) to bleed
- (figurative) to perform outstandingly; to give an exceptional performance
- (figurative, humorous) to make a fool of oneself
Synonyms
- (to make a fool of oneself):
Derived terms
- 當場出彩 / 当场出彩
Adjective
出彩
- (of a performance, play, piece of writing, etc.) outstanding; wonderful; skilful