天妒英才

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	jealous	outstanding ability; person of outstanding ability; person of superior talents
trad. (天妒英才)		天	妒	英才
simp. #(天妒英才)		天	妒	英才

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiāndùyīngcái

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˋ ㄧㄥ ㄘㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ dou⁶ jing¹ coi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiāndùyīngcái
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˋ ㄧㄥ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tiandùyingcái
    • Wade–Giles: tʻien¹-tu⁴-ying¹-tsʻai²
    • Yale: tyān-dù-yīng-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianduhingtsair
    • Palladius: тяньдуинцай (tjanʹduincaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tu⁵¹ iŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tin¹ dou⁶ jing¹ coi⁴
    • Yale: tīn douh yīng chòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ dou⁶ jing¹ tsoi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ dou⁶ ying¹ coi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ tou̯²² jɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

Idiom

天妒英才

1. The Heaven is jealous of talents. (used to express regret to a talented person who died young)