WordTaiwan frequency #10,836
奴才
ㄋㄨˊ ㄘㄞˊ
“servant; slave; a term of self-address used by eunuchs and military officials to the emperor in the Qing dynasty; a contemptible person; a mediocre talent”
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- 人才ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊtalent; a talented person; someone with ability and learning; attractive looks; a person's appearance and talent
- 剛才ㄍㄤ ㄘㄞˊjust now; a moment ago; a short time before the present.
- 天才ㄊㄧㄢ ㄘㄞˊgenius; exceptional natural talent; a person of extraordinary ability; (ironic) someone eccentric or unexpectedly odd
- 才華ㄘㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊtalent; ability or creative skill shown outwardly; natural aptitude demonstrated in practice.
- 奴隸ㄋㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋa person forced to work for others without freedom; a slave; a person in bondage
- 匈奴ㄒㄩㄥ ㄋㄨˊXiongnu; a powerful nomadic people of the Eastern Steppe who built an empire around the Qin and Han dynasties.
- 才能ㄘㄞˊ ㄋㄥˊtalent; ability; capacity; natural aptitude or skill that enables someone to do something well.
- 才藝ㄘㄞˊ ㄧˋtalent; skill in arts or performance; creative ability
- 方才ㄈㄤ ㄘㄞˊjust now; a moment ago; only then; not until that point
- 徵才ㄓㄥ ㄘㄞˊto recruit; to seek or hire talent; recruitment of personnel.
- 才智ㄘㄞˊ ㄓˋability and wisdom; talent and intelligence; mental capability and insight
- 秀才ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄘㄞˊa talented or gifted scholar; a person of outstanding literary ability; in imperial China, a candidate who passed the county-level civil service examination