精彩

Chinese

		energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient	(bright) color; variety; applause (bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; (lottery) prize
trad. (精彩)		精	彩
simp. (精彩)		精	彩
alt. forms		精采

Etymology

Attestable since at least the Tang dynasty.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngcǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄘㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ coi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chîn-chhái
Min Nan (POJ): cheng-chhái

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīngcǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄘㄞˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingtsae
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing¹ coi²
  - Yale: jīng chói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ tsoi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ coi²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chîn-chhái
  - Hakka Romanization System: jin´ cai`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: jin¹ cai³
  - IPA: /t͡ɕin²⁴ t͡sʰa̯i³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-chhái
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-tshái
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengzhae
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰaɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ³³ t͡sʰaɪ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰaɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰaɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰaɪ⁴¹/

Adjective

精彩

brilliant; splendid; outstanding; exquisite

演得精彩 ― yǎn de jīngcǎi ― to perform brilliantly

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