才智

Chinese

		ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just	wisdom; knowledge
simp. and trad. (才智)		才	智
alternative forms		才知

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cáizhì

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˊ ㄓˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coi⁴ zi³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhòi-chṳ

(Hailu, HRS): coi zhi^ˇ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): châi-tì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cáizhì
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˊ ㄓˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cáijhìh
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻai²-chih⁴
  - Yale: tsái-jr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsairjyh
  - Palladius: цайчжи (cajčži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    才智
    材質 / 材质
    裁製 / 裁制
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: coi⁴ zi³
  - Yale: chòih ji
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi⁴ dzi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: coi⁴ ji³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡siː³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhòi-chṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: coi^ˇ zii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: coi² zi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoi̯¹¹ t͡sɨ⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: coi zhi^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoi⁵⁵ t͡ʃi¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: châi-tì
  - Tâi-lô: tsâi-tì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zai'dix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sai²⁴⁻²² ti²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sai²⁴⁻²² ti⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sai¹³⁻²² ti²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sai²⁴⁻¹¹ ti¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sai²³⁻³³ ti²¹/

Middle Chinese: dzoj trjeH

Rime
Character	才	智
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	從 (15)	知 (9)
Final (韻)	咍 (41)	支 (13)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	昨哉切	知義切
Baxter	dzoj	trjeH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡zʌi/	/ʈˠiᴇ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡zəi/	/ʈᵚiɛ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡zɒi/	/ȶiɛ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡zəj/	/ʈjiə̆^H/
Li Rong	/d͡zᴀi/	/ȶje^H/
Wang Li	/d͡zɒi/	/ȶǐe^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/d͡zʱɑ̆i/	/ȶie̯^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	cái	zhì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	coi⁴	zi³

Noun

才智

ability and wisdom; intellect; intelligence; wits

Derived terms

聰明才智 / 聪明才智 (cōngmíngcáizhì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (才智):

→ Japanese: 才(さい)知(ち) (saichi)
→ Korean: 재지(才智) (jaeji)
→ Vietnamese: tài trí (才智)

See also

才能 (cáinéng)
才學／才学 (cáixué)
學問／学问 (xuéwèn)
智慧 (zhìhuì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
才	智
さい Grade: 2	ち Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 才智 – see the following entry.

【才知さいち】

[noun] ability and wisdom; intellect; intelligence; wits

(This term, 才智, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
才	智

Noun

才智

chữ Hán form of tài trí (“ability and intellect”)

Adjective

才智

chữ Hán form of tài trí (“intelligent; bright”)