高材

Chinese

		high; tall	material
simp. and trad. (高材)		高	材
alternative forms		高才

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāocái

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄘㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ coi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gāocái
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄘㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gaocái
  - Wade–Giles: kao¹-tsʻai²
  - Yale: gāu-tsái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gautsair
  - Palladius: гаоцай (gaocaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ coi⁴
  - Yale: gōu chòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ tsoi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ coi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

Adjective

高材

(of a person) outstanding; excellent; talented and intelligent

Derived terms

高材生 (gāocáishēng)
高材疾足

Noun

高材

talented and intelligent person; talent

Japanese

Kanji in this term
高	材
こう Grade: 2	ざい Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーざい [kòózáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːza̠i]

Noun

高(こう)材(ざい) • (kōzai)

(literary) great talent
(literary) person of great talent

Synonyms

高才(こうさい) (kōsai)

References

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