才子

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Chinese

ability; talent; endowment
ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
simp. and trad.
(才子)

Pronunciation 1


Noun

才子

  1. scholar; gifted scholar; man of talent
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Vietnamese: tài tử

Pronunciation 2


Adverb

才子 (Hangzhounese)

  1. just; only; merely
  2. only just; only if
  3. just now

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “才子”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 565.