機智

See also: 机智 and 機知

Chinese

		machine; opportunity; secret	wisdom; knowledge
trad. (機智)		機	智
simp. (机智)		机	智

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīzhì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄓˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ zi³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ki-tì

(Teochew, Peng'im): gi¹ di³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīzhì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄓˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jijhìh
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-chih⁴
  - Yale: jī-jr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jijyh
  - Palladius: цзичжи (czičži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    基質 / 基质
    機制 / 机制
    機製 / 机制
    機智 / 机智
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei¹ zi³
  - Yale: gēi ji
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ dzi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ ji³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ t͡siː³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-tì
  - Tâi-lô: ki-tì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'dix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² ti²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ ti⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² ti²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ ti¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ ti²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gi¹ di³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ki tì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki³³⁻²³ ti²¹³/

Adjective

機智

quick-witted; resourceful

Synonyms

乖巧 (guāiqiǎo)
了了 (liǎoliǎo) (literary)
伶俐 (línglì)
儇 (Wu, of a child)
奢遮 (Wu, of a child)
宿鬼 (Hokkien)
性靈 / 性灵 (xìnglíng) (literary)
敏慧 (mǐnhuì)
明慧 (mínghuì)
明智 (míngzhì)
機敏 / 机敏 (jīmǐn)
機穎 / 机颖 (literary)
機警 / 机警 (jījǐng)
機靈 / 机灵
活絡 / 活络 (Wu)
睿智 (ruìzhì)
穎異 / 颖异 (yǐngyì) (formal)
精濟 / 精济 (Hokkien, of a child)
精靈 / 精灵 (jīnglíng)
精齊 / 精齐 (Hokkien, of a child)
聰慧 / 聪慧 (cōnghuì)
聰敏 / 聪敏 (cōngmǐn)
聰明 / 聪明 (cōngmíng)
聰穎 / 聪颖 (cōngyǐng) (formal)
英明 (yīngmíng)
調皮 / 调皮 (tiáopí)
靈 / 灵 (líng)
靈光 / 灵光 (⁶lin-kuaon) (Wu)
鬼 (guǐ) (informal)