菁英

Chinese

		flower of leek	flower; hero; brave flower; hero; brave; outstanding; Britain (abbrev.); English
trad. (菁英)		菁	英
simp. ^#(菁英)		菁	英
alternative forms		精英

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngyīng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ jing¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cheng-eng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīngyīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jingying
  - Wade–Giles: ching¹-ying¹
  - Yale: jīng-yīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinging
  - Palladius: цзинъин (czinʺin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    精英
    菁英
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zing¹ jing¹
  - Yale: jīng yīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ jing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ ying¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɪŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    精英
    菁英
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-eng
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-ing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeng'efng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ³³ iɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

菁英

best feature or most important part (of something); essence; quintessence
elite; cream

Synonyms

(essence):

精粹 (jīngcuì)
精髓 (jīngsuǐ)
菁華 / 菁华 (jīnghuá)

(elite):

人才 (réncái)
俊才 (jùncái)
天才 (tiāncái) (genius)
有天才的人 (yǒu tiāncái de rén)
材料 (cáiliào) (figurative)
棟樑 / 栋梁 (dòngliáng) (figurative)
菁英 / 精英 (jīngyīng) (elite)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “elite”):

庸才 (yōngcái)

Derived terms

菁英人才
菁英學校 / 菁英学校
菁英政治
菁英管理