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口才

口才

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just
simp. and trad. (口才)		口	才

Noun

口才

eloquence

Derived terms

有口才 (yǒukǒucái)

Synonyms

雄辯／雄辩 (xióngbiàn)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kǒucái

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄘㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² coi⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiéu-chhòi
Min Nan (POJ): kháu-châi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǒucái
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄘㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooutsair
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau² coi⁴
  - Yale: háu chòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau² tsoi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiéu-chhòi
  - Hakka Romanization System: kieu` coiˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kieu³ coi²
  - IPA: /kʰi̯eu̯³¹ t͡sʰo̯i¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-châi
  - Tâi-lô: kháu-tsâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qawzaai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡saɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡saɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡saɪ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡saɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡saɪ²³/