成材

Chinese

		finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	material
simp. and trad. (成材)		成	材
alternative forms		成才 “become a useful person”

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngcái

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ coi⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sêng-châi / chiâⁿ-châi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngcái
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngcái
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-tsʻai²
    • Yale: chéng-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngtsair
    • Palladius: чэнцай (čɛncaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 成才 成材

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ coi⁴
    • Yale: sìhng chòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ tsoi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ coi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 成才 成材

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-châi
    • Tâi-lô: sîng-tsâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sengzaai
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sai²³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiâⁿ-châi
    • Tâi-lô: tsiânn-tsâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cviazaai
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/

Verb

成⫽材 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. (literally) to grow into useful timber; to grow to full size
2. (figuratively) to become a useful person

Derived terms

• 不成材 (bùchéngcái)
• 成材林 (chéngcáilín)

 

Pronunciation 2

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiâⁿ-châi

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiâⁿ-châi
    • Tâi-lô: tsiânn-tsâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cviazaai
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /t͡siã²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/

Verb

成材

1. (Southern Min) to be of striking appearance; to be fine-looking and talented

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 成囝