忌才

Chinese

		avoid as taboo; jealous	ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just
simp. and trad. (忌才)		忌	才

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìcái

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄘㄞˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìcái
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìcái
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-tsʻai²
    • Yale: jì-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihtsair
    • Palladius: цзицай (czicaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

Verb

忌⫽才 (verb-object)

1. to resent talent, have an aversion to the skill of others, to be jealous of others' abilities