奇才

Chinese

		strange; odd; weird strange; odd; weird; wonderful; odd (Num)	ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just
simp. and trad. (奇才)		奇	才

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qícái

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄘㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ coi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qícái
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄘㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cícái
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi²-tsʻai²
  - Yale: chí-tsái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyitsair
  - Palladius: цицай (cicaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kei⁴ coi⁴
  - Yale: kèih chòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ tsoi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ coi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

Noun

奇才

rare talent
genius; talented person

Synonyms

(rare talent): (literary) 奇人 (qírén)

Derived terms

七步奇才
奇才異能 / 奇才异能
曠世奇才 / 旷世奇才

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (奇才):

→ Japanese: 奇(き)才(さい) (kisai)
→ Korean: 기재(奇才) (gijae)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
奇	才
き Grade: S	さい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きさい [kìsáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kʲisa̠i]

Noun

奇(き)才(さい) • (kisai)

genius, rare talent
a person of unusual ability, a genius

Usage notes

The degree of talent implied by 奇才(きさい) (kisai) is less than that suggested by its homophone 鬼才(きさい) (kisai, “freak genius”)

See also

鬼才(きさい) (kisai)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN