秀才

Chinese

		to ear; beautiful; elegant to ear; beautiful; elegant; outstanding; to show; to display; show	ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just
simp. and trad. (秀才)		秀	才

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiùcái → xiùcai (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄘㄞˊ → ㄒㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄘㄞ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiow.tsair
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/ → /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau³ coi⁴, sau³ coi^4-2
  - Yale: sau chòih, sau chói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau³ tsoi⁴, sau³ tsoi^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo³ coi⁴, seo³ coi²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³³ t͡sʰɔːy̯²¹/, /sɐu̯³³ t͡sʰɔːy̯²¹⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siu-chhòi
  - Hakka Romanization System: xiu coiˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xiu⁴ coi²
  - IPA: /ɕi̯u⁵⁵ t͡sʰoi̯¹¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: séu-cài / séu-còi
  - IPA ^(key): /sieu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒai⁵³/, /sieu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒøy⁵³/

Note:

Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siù-châi
  - Tâi-lô: siù-tsâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siuozaai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡saɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiu¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiu²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡saɪ²³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: xieu ze (T2)
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiɜ³³ z̻e̞⁴⁴/

秀才

(historical, Ming, Qing) xiucai; licentiate (scholar who has passed the entry-level examination to study at a college)
(historical, prior to 605) person recommended for a government post by a provincial governor
(by extension) scholar; intellectual; person of knowledge

Synonyms of 秀才

Kanji in this term
秀	才
しゅう Grade: S	さい Grade: 2

秀才 (hiragana しゅうさい, rōmaji shūsai)

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