可造之材

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	to make; to build; to invent to make; to build; to invent; to manufacture	's; him/her/it; this	material
trad. (可造之材)		可	造	之	材
simp. ^#(可造之材)		可	造	之	材
alternative forms		可造之才
Literally: “wood which can be used to make things”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kězàozhīcái

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄗㄠˋ ㄓㄘㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² zou⁶ zi¹ coi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kězàozhīcái
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄗㄠˋ ㄓㄘㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kězàojhihcái
  - Wade–Giles: kʻo³-tsao⁴-chih¹-tsʻai²
  - Yale: kě-dzàu-jr̄-tsái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keetzawjytsair
  - Palladius: кэцзаочжицай (kɛczaočžicaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho² zou⁶ zi¹ coi⁴
  - Yale: hó jouh jī chòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho² dzou⁶ dzi¹ tsoi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ho² zou⁶ ji¹ coi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ t͡sou̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

Idiom

可造之材

(figurative) a promising talent deserving training; a person with great potential

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