出彩

出彩

Chinese

		to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)	(bright) color; variety; applause (bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; (lottery) prize
simp. and trad. (出彩)		出	彩
variant forms		出采

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chūcǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨ ㄘㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceot¹ coi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chūcǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄘㄞˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chutsae
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chucǎi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceot¹ coi²
    • Yale: chēut chói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoet⁷ tsoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêd¹ coi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰɵt̚⁵ t͡sʰɔːy̯³⁵/

Verb

出彩

1. (opera, dated) to apply red to someone to indicate bleeding; (metonymically) to bleed
2. (figuratively) to perform outstandingly; to give an exceptional performance
3. (figuratively, humorous) to make a fool of oneself

Derived terms

當場出彩／当场出彩

Adjective

出彩

1. (of a performance, play, piece of writing, etc.) outstanding; wonderful; skilful