可造之材

可造之材

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	to make; to build; to invent to make; to build; to invent; to manufacture	's; him/her/it; this	material
simp. and trad. (可造之材)		可	造	之	材
variant forms		可造之才
Literally: “wood which can be used to make things”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kězàozhīcái

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄗㄠˋ ㄓ ㄘㄞˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kězàozhīcái
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄗㄠˋ ㄓ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keetzawjytsair
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

Idiom

可造之材

1. (figuratively) a promising talent deserving training; a person with great potential