精英

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Chinese

		energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient	flower; hero; brave flower; hero; brave; outstanding; Britain (abbrev.); English
trad. (精英)		精	英
simp. ^#(精英)		精	英
alternative forms		菁英

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngyīng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ jing¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cheng-eng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīngyīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jingying
  - Wade–Giles: ching¹-ying¹
  - Yale: jīng-yīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinging
  - Palladius: цзинъин (czinʺin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    精英
    菁英
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zing¹ jing¹
  - Yale: jīng yīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ jing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ ying¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɪŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    ^edit
    精英
    菁英
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-eng
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-ing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeng'efng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ³³ iɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

精英

best feature or most important part (of something); essence; quintessence
elite; cream

Synonyms

(essence):

精粹 (jīngcuì)
精髓 (jīngsuǐ)
菁英 (jīngyīng)
菁華 / 菁华 (jīnghuá)

(elite): (figurative) 材料 (cáiliào), (figurative) 棟樑／栋梁 (dòngliáng), 俊才 (jùncái), 人才 (réncái), (genius) 天才 (tiāncái)

Derived terms

精英人才
精英學校 / 精英学校 (jīngyīng xuéxiào)
精英政治 (jīngyīng zhèngzhì)
精英管理 (jīngyīng guǎnlǐ)

Adjective

精英

(Mainland China Hokkien) in high spirits; full of vigor
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) clear-headed; sober

Synonyms

(clear-headed):

冷靜 / 冷静 (lěngjìng)
在步 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
從容 / 从容
沉著 (chénzhuó)
淡定 (dàndìng)
清醒 (qīngxǐng)
理智 (lǐzhì)
肅清 / 肃清 (sùqīng) (archaic)
自如 (zìrú) (literary)
自若 (zìruò) (literary)
鎮定 / 镇定 (zhèndìng)
鎮靜 / 镇静 (zhènjìng)

Verb

精英

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be good at understanding others
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to wake up

Synonyms

(to be good at understanding others): 善解人意 (shànjiěrényì)
(to wake up): 睡醒 (shuìxǐng); (Cantonese) 瞓醒／𰥛醒, 瞓醒覺／𰥛醒觉; (Hokkien) 睏醒／困醒, 精神

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