成材

Chinese

		finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	material
simp. and trad. (成材)		成	材
alt. forms		成才 “become a useful person”

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chéngcái

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ coi⁴
Min Nan (POJ): sêng-châi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: chéngcái
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chengrtsair
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    成才
    成材
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: sing⁴ coi⁴
  - Yale: sìhng chòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ tsoi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ coi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    成才
    成材
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-châi
  - Tâi-lô: sîng-tsâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sengzaai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡saɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡saɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡saɪ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡saɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡saɪ²³/

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

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