茂才

Chinese

		luxuriant	ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just
trad. (茂才)		茂	才
simp. ^#(茂才)		茂	才

Etymology

Created to avoid Emperor Guangwu of Han's naming taboo (given name 劉秀／刘秀 (liú xiù)).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): màocái

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˋ ㄘㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mau⁶ coi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: màocái
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˋ ㄘㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: màocái
  - Wade–Giles: mao⁴-tsʻai²
  - Yale: màu-tsái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mawtsair
  - Palladius: маоцай (maocaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mau⁶ coi⁴
  - Yale: mauh chòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mau⁶ tsoi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: meo⁶ coi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐu̯²² t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

Middle Chinese: muwH dzoj

Rime
Character	茂	才
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	侯 (137)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	莫候切	昨哉切
Baxter	muwH	dzoj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/məu^H/	/d͡zʌi/
Pan Wuyun	/məu^H/	/d͡zəi/
Shao Rongfen	/məu^H/	/d͡zɒi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/məw^H/	/d͡zəj/
Li Rong	/mu^H/	/d͡zᴀi/
Wang Li	/məu^H/	/d͡zɒi/
Bernard Karlgren	/mə̯u^H/	/d͡zʱɑ̆i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	mòu	cái
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mau⁶	coi⁴

Noun

茂才

(historical) Synonym of 秀才 (xiùcái).

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