大材

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	material
simp. and trad. (大材)		大	材
alternative forms		大才

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàcái

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàcái
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàcái
  - Wade–Giles: ta⁴-tsʻai²
  - Yale: dà-tsái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahtsair
  - Palladius: дацай (dacaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

Noun

大材

(literary) outstanding talent
(literary) person of great ability

Synonyms

(person of great ability):

大器 (dàqì) (figurative)
絕才／绝才 (juécái) (literary)
茂士 (màoshì) (literary)
英才 (yīngcái)
豪傑／豪杰 (háojié) (literary)
賢材／贤材 (xiáncái) (literary)
高能 (gāonéng) (literary)
鸞鳳／鸾凤 (luánfèng) (archaic)
麒麟 (qílín) (literary)
龍虎／龙虎 (lónghǔ) (figurative)

Derived terms

大材小用 (dàcái-xiǎoyòng)

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