才怪

Chinese

		ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just	queer; to blame
simp. and trad. (才怪)		才	怪
anagram		怪才

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cáiguài

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coi⁴ gwaai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: cáiguài
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsairguay
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: coi⁴ gwaai³
  - Yale: chòih gwaai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi⁴ gwaai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: coi⁴ guai³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ kʷɑːi̯³³/

Particle

才怪

it'd be a wonder if ... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)

你這麼淘氣，媽媽不擔心才怪！ [MSC, trad.]
你这么淘气，妈妈不担心才怪！ [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ zhème táoqì, māma bù dānxīn cáiguài! [Pinyin]
You are such a naughty kid. It'd be surprising if your mum is not worried.

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 先怪

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