成材
Chinese
finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth |
material | ||
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| simp. and trad. (成材) |
成 | 材 | |
| alternative forms | 成才 “become a useful person” | ||
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sing4 coi4
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sing2 zai2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sêng-châi / chiâⁿ-châi
- 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:
[Show/Hide] 成才
成材
- (Standard Chinese)
- 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:
成才
成材
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: sing2 zai2 [Phonetic: sing5 zai2]
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: síng-cái
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬiŋ¹³⁻¹¹ t͡sai¹³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: sing2 zai2 [Phonetic: sing5 zai2]
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬiŋ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sai²⁴/
- (Putian)
- 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/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
Verb
成⫽材 (verb-object) (intransitive)
- (literally) to grow into useful timber; to grow to full size
- (figuratively) to become a useful person
Derived terms
Pronunciation 2
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sing2 zai2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiâⁿ-châi
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: sing2 zai2 [Phonetic: sing5 nai2]
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: síng-cái
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬiŋ¹³⁻¹¹ (t͡s-)nai¹³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: sing2 zai2 [Phonetic: sing5 nai2]
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬiŋ²⁴⁻²¹ (t͡s-)nai²⁴/
- (Putian)
- 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/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Verb
成材
- (Southern Min, Puxian Min) to be of striking appearance; to be fine-looking and talented
Synonyms
- (Hokkien) 成囝
References
- 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “成材”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 497.