適才

See also: 适才

Chinese

		to fit; to suit	ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just
trad. (適才/適纔)		適	才/纔
simp. (适才)		适	才

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shìcái

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄘㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sik¹ coi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shìcái
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄘㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhtsair
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sik¹ coi⁴
  - Yale: sīk chòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sik⁷ tsoi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xig¹ coi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

Adverb

適才

(archaic) just now
- 適纔見公看榜而嘆，故此相問。 [MSC, trad.]
  适才见公看榜而叹，故此相问。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: Luo Guanzhong (羅貫中), Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三國演義), Chapter 2
  Shìshān jiàn gōng kàn bǎng ér tàn, gùcǐ xiàng wèn. [Pinyin]
  I just saw you sigh after looking at the announcement, so I asked you why you were doing that.

Synonyms

剛才／刚才 (gāngcái)
方才 (fāngcái)

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