才怪
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Chinese
ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just |
queer; to blame | ||
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| simp. and trad. (才怪) |
才 | 怪 | |
| anagram | 怪才 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cáiguài
- Wade–Giles: tsʻai2-kuai4
- Yale: tsái-gwài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsairguay
- Palladius: цайгуай (cajguaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: coi4 gwaai3
- Yale: chòih gwaai
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi4 gwaai3
- Guangdong Romanization: coi4 guai3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ kʷaːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Particle
才怪
- it'd be a wonder if ... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)
Synonyms
- (Cantonese) 先怪