材幹

Chinese

		material	main part of something; to manage; to work main part of something; to manage; to work; to do; capable; tree trunk; to kill (slang)
trad. (材幹)		材	幹
simp. (材干)		材	干

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cáigān

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˊ ㄍㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coi⁴ gon³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cáigān
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˊ ㄍㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cáigan
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻai²-kan¹
  - Yale: tsái-gān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsairgan
  - Palladius: цайгань (cajganʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ kän⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: coi⁴ gon³
  - Yale: chòih gon
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi⁴ gon³
  - Guangdong Romanization: coi⁴ gon³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ kɔːn³³/

Middle Chinese: dzoj kanH

Rime
Character	材	幹
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	從 (15)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	咍 (41)	寒 (61)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	昨哉切	古案切
Baxter	dzoj	kanH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡zʌi/	/kɑn^H/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡zəi/	/kɑn^H/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡zɒi/	/kɑn^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡zəj/	/kan^H/
Li Rong	/d͡zᴀi/	/kɑn^H/
Wang Li	/d͡zɒi/	/kɑn^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/d͡zʱɑ̆i/	/kɑn^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	cái	gàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	coi⁴	gon³

Noun

材幹

(Classical) wood; log; timber
(Classical) ability; talent; competence

Synonyms

(wood):

木料 (mùliào)
木材 (mùcái)
木頭／木头 (mùtou)
柴塊／柴块 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
柴料 (Hokkien)

(ability):

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