可造之材

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	to make; to build; to invent to make; to build; to invent; to manufacture	's; him/her/it; this	material
trad. (可造之材)		可	造	之	材
simp. #(可造之材)		可	造	之	材
alternative forms		可造之才
Literally: “wood which can be used to make things”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kězàozhīcái

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄗㄠˋ ㄓ ㄘㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² zou⁶ zi¹ coi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kězàozhīcái
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄗㄠˋ ㄓ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kězàojhihcái
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo³-tsao⁴-chih¹-tsʻai²
    • Yale: kě-dzàu-jr̄-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keetzawjytsair
    • Palladius: кэцзаочжицай (kɛczaočžicaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho² zou⁶ zi¹ coi⁴
    • Yale: hó jouh jī chòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho² dzou⁶ dzi¹ tsoi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho² zou⁶ ji¹ coi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ t͡sou̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

Idiom

可造之材

1. (figurative) a promising talent deserving training; a person with great potential