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

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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    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:
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    成才
    成材
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-châi
  - Tâi-lô: sîng-tsâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sengzaai
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sai²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiâⁿ-châi
  - Tâi-lô: tsiânn-tsâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cviazaai
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/

Verb

成材

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

Derived terms

不成材 (bùchéngcái)
成材林

Pronunciation 2

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiâⁿ-châi

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiâⁿ-châi
  - Tâi-lô: tsiânn-tsâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cviazaai
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiã²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiã¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/

Verb

成材

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

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 成囝

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