七彩

Chinese

		seven	(bright) colour; variety; applause (bright) colour; variety; applause; applaud; (lottery) prize
trad. (七彩)		七	彩
simp. #(七彩)		七	彩
alternative forms		七采

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīcǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧ ㄘㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cat¹ coi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhit-chhái

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīcǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄘㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cicǎi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi¹-tsʻai³
    • Yale: chī-tsǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chitsae
    • Palladius: цицай (cicaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)⁺
    • Jyutping: cat¹ coi²
    • Yale: chāt chói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsat⁷ tsoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ced¹ coi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhit-chhái
    • Tâi-lô: tshit-tshái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chitzhae
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰai⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai⁴¹/

Noun

七彩

1. colours of the rainbow; many colours

Adjective

七彩

1. colourful
2. (Cantonese) Used with 到 for an intensifying effect, usually in a negative sense.

   病到七彩 [Cantonese]  ―  beng⁶ dou³ cat¹ coi² [Jyutping]  ―  to be very ill

   爆到七彩 [Cantonese]  ―  baau³ dou³ cat¹ coi² [Jyutping]  ―  to be very full

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 九彩 (gau2 coi2)

Derived terms

• 七彩繽紛 / 七彩缤纷