三才

Chinese

		three	ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just
simp. and trad. (三才)		三	才

Etymology

From the I Ching.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sāncái

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄘㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ coi⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâm-chhòi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sāncái
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄘㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: santsair
  - IPA ^(key): /sa̠n⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ coi⁴
  - Yale: sāam chòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ tsoi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ coi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-chhòi
  - Hakka Romanization System: sam´ coiˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ coi²
  - IPA: /sam²⁴ t͡sʰo̯i¹¹/

Noun

三才

(historical) the "three talents" - sky (天), earth (地) and people (人) (one who knows all three well would be an all-rounded person)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (三才):

Japanese: 三才 (さんさい) (sansai)
Korean: 삼재 (三才, samjae)
Vietnamese: tam tài (三才)

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