光彩

Chinese

		light; ray; bright	(bright) colour; variety; applause (bright) colour; variety; applause; applaud; (lottery) prize
trad. (光彩/光采)		光	彩/采
simp. (光彩)		光	彩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): guāngcǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤ ㄘㄞˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): guang¹ cai³

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwong¹ coi²

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kông-chhái
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kong-chhái

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guāngcǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤ ㄘㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guangcǎi
    • Wade–Giles: kuang¹-tsʻai³
    • Yale: gwāng-tsǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guangtsae
    • Palladius: гуанцай (guancaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: guang¹ cai³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: guongcaai
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuaŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰai⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwong¹ coi²
    • Yale: gwōng chói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwong¹ tsoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: guong¹ coi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kông-chhái
    • Hakka Romanization System: gong^ˊ cai^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gong¹ cai³
    • Sinological IPA: /koŋ²⁴ t͡sʰai̯³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kong-chhái
    • Tâi-lô: kong-tshái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kongzhae
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ³³ t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai⁴¹/

Adjective

光彩

1. honorable; glorious
2. lustrous

Synonyms

• (honorable):

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• 光榮／光荣 (guāngróng)
• 光耀 (guāngyào)
• 名譽／名誉 (míngyù)
• 好聽／好听 (hǎotīng)
• 榮光／荣光 (róngguāng)
• 榮耀／荣耀 (róngyào)
• 風光／风光 (fēngguang) (figurative, colloquial)
• 體面／体面 (tǐmiàn)

 

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “honorable”):

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• 不名譽／不名誉 (bùmíngyù)

 

Noun

光彩

1. luster; splendor
2. glory; honour

Synonyms

• (glory): 光芒 (guāngmáng), 光榮／光荣 (guāngróng), 榮耀／荣耀 (róngyào), 榮譽／荣誉 (róngyù)

Verb

光彩

1. (Sichuanese) to add splendor

Japanese

Kanji in this term
光	彩
こう Grade: 2	さい Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーさい [kòósáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːsa̠i]

Noun

光(こう)彩(さい) • (kōsai) 

1. brilliant light
2. something which stands out for its brilliance
3. prosperity, flourishing

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN