庸才

Chinese

		ordinary; to use	ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just
trad. (庸才)		庸	才
simp. #(庸才)		庸	才

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yōngcái

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄥ ㄘㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jung⁴ coi⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): iông-châi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): iong⁵ cai⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yōngcái
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄥ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yongcái
    • Wade–Giles: yung¹-tsʻai²
    • Yale: yūng-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iongtsair
    • Palladius: юнцай (juncaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jung⁴ coi⁴
    • Yale: yùhng chòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jung⁴ tsoi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yung⁴ coi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iông-châi
    • Tâi-lô: iông-tsâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iongzaai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɔŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sai²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: iong⁵ cai⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iông tshâi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ioŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰai⁵⁵/

Noun

庸才

1. mediocre person; person of mediocre ability

Antonyms

• 人才 (réncái)
• 俊才 (jùncái)
• 天才 (tiāncái) (genius)
• 有天才的人 (yǒu tiāncái de rén)
• 材料 (cáiliào) (figurative)
• 棟樑／栋梁 (dòngliáng) (figurative)
• 菁英／精英 (jīngyīng) (elite)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
庸	才
よう Grade: S	さい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よーさい [yòósáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ːsa̠i]

Noun

庸(よう)才(さい) • (yōsai) 

1. a mediocre or uninteresting talent
2. a person of little talent; a feckless person

Antonyms

• 偉才
• 人材