光彩

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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): ㄍㄨㄤㄘㄞˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): guang¹ cai³
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwong¹ coi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kông-chhái
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kong-chhái

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guāngcǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤㄘㄞˇ
  - 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 Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kông-chhái
  - Hakka Romanization System: gong´ cai`
  - 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

Synonyms

(honorable):

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”):

不名譽／不名誉 (bùmíngyù)

Noun

光彩

luster; splendor
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

(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 (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

光(こう)彩(さい) • (kōsai)

brilliant light
something which stands out for its brilliance
prosperity, flourishing

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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