才怪

Chinese

		ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just	queer; to blame
simp. and trad. (才怪)		才	怪
alternative forms		纔怪
anagram		怪才

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cáiguài

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coi⁴ gwaai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cáiguài
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cáiguài
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻai²-kuai⁴
    • Yale: tsái-gwài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsairguay
    • Palladius: цайгуай (cajguaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coi⁴ gwaai³
    • Yale: chòih gwaai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi⁴ gwaai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: coi⁴ guai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ kʷaːi̯³³/

Particle

才怪

1. it'd be a wonder if ... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)

   你這麼淘氣，媽媽不擔心才怪！ [MSC, trad.]
   你这么淘气，妈妈不担心才怪！ [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ zhème táoqì, māma bù dānxīn cáiguài! [Pinyin]

   You are such a naughty kid. It'd be surprising if your mum were not worried.

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 先怪