# 人才
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): réncái
    (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jan$^4$ coi$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngìn-chhòi
* Eastern Min (BUC): ìng-cài
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): jîn-châi / lîn-châi
    (Teochew, Peng'im): nang$^5$ cai$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: réncái
*** Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: réncái
*** Wade–Giles: jên$^2$-tsʻai$^2$
*** Yale: rén-tsái
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rentsair
*** Palladius: жэньцай (žɛnʹcaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʐən³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jan$^4$ coi$^4$
*** Yale: yàhn chòih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jan$^4$ tsoi$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yen$^4$ coi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɐn²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngìn-chhòi
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngin$^ˇ$ coi$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngin$^2$ coi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋin¹¹ t͡sʰoi̯¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ìng-cài
*** Sinological IPA : /iŋ⁵³⁻³³ $^{(t͡s-)}$ʒai⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jîn-châi
*** Tâi-lô: jîn-tsâi
*** Phofsit Daibuun: jinzaai
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zin¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /zin²³⁻³³ t͡sai²³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîn-châi
*** Tâi-lô: lîn-tsâi
*** Phofsit Daibuun: linzaai
*** IPA (Taipei): /lin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai²⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /lin²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: nang$^5$ cai$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nâng tshâi
*** Sinological IPA : /naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰai⁵⁵/

#### Noun

人才
* talent; abilities that make one an asset
* talented individual; skilled or trained individual (in education or employment); qualified personnel
    人才儲備／人才储备 ― réncái chǔbèi ― talent pool
    培養人才／培养人才 ― péiyǎng réncái ― to produce talented people
    選拔人才／选拔人才 ― xuǎnbá réncái ― to select talented people
    招攬人才／招揽人才 ― zhāolǎn réncái ― to recruit talented people
    收羅人才／收罗人才 ― shōuluó réncái ― to recruit qualified personnel
    人才供需不匹配 ― réncái gōngxū bù pǐpèi ― talent supply-demand mismatch
       Guójiā gǔlì gāo xuélì réncái cānjūn rùwǔ. [Pinyin]
       The state encourages highly educated talented individuals to join the army.
       Gāoxiào réncái liúdòng yǐjīng chéngwèi yuèláiyuè chángjiàn de xiànxiàng. [Pinyin]
       Talent mobility in universities has become an increasingly common phenomenon.

##### Synonyms

* (talent):
* 一手
* 伎倆／伎俩 (jìliǎng) (literary)
* 俊才 (jùncái)
* 兩手／两手 (liǎngshǒu)
* 力 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
* 力量 (lìliàng)
* 功力 (gōnglì)
* 功夫 (gōngfu) (especially in martial arts)
* 天才 (tiāncái) (genius)
* 才具 (cáijù) (formal)
* 才力 (cáilì)
* 才器 (cáiqì) (literary)
* 才幹／才干 (cáigàn)
* 才情 (cáiqíng)
* 手段 (shǒuduàn)
* 手法 (shǒufǎ)
* 手眼 (shǒuyǎn)
* 才能 (cáinéng)
* 手腕 (shǒuwàn)
* 手腕子 (shou$^3$ onn$^3$ zr) (Xiang)
* 才華／才华 (cáihuá)
* 技巧 (jìqiǎo)
* 把式 (bǎshì) (dialectal)
* 技能 (jìnéng)
* 技藝／技艺 (jìyì)
* 技術／技术 (jìshù)
* 招數／招数 (zhāoshù)
* 本事
* 本領／本领 (běnlǐng)
* 材幹／材干 (cáigān) (Classical Chinese)
* 能力 (nénglì)
* 能為／能为 (néngwéi) (literary, dialectal)
* 能耐 (néngnài) (colloquial)
* 能量 (néngliàng)
* 花頭／花头 (Wu)
* 著數／着数
* 解數／解数
* 資力／资力 (zīlì)
* 路數／路数 (lùshù)
* 身手 (shēnshǒu)
* 道行
* (talented individual):
* 俊才 (jùncái)
* 天才 (tiāncái) (genius)
* 有天才的人 (yǒu tiāncái de rén)
* 材料 (cáiliào) (figurative)
* 棟樑／栋梁 (dòngliáng) (figurative)
* 菁英／精英 (jīngyīng) (elite)

##### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “talented individual”):
* 庸才 (yōngcái)

##### Descendants

* → Japanese: 人(じん)材(ざい) (jinzai)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): réncái
    (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lâng-châi
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: réncái
*** Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: réncái
*** Wade–Giles: jên$^2$-tsʻai$^2$
*** Yale: rén-tsái
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rentsair
*** Palladius: жэньцай (žɛnʹcaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʐən³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâng-châi
*** Tâi-lô: lâng-tsâi
*** Phofsit Daibuun: langzaai
*** IPA (Xiamen): /laŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sai²³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /laŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai²⁴/

#### Noun

人才
* attractive appearance or looks
       Lín cha-bó͘-kiáⁿ ê jîn-châi seⁿ-chò bē-bái. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       Your daughter looks pretty.

##### Synonyms

* 儀容／仪容 (yíróng) (of a person)
* 儀表／仪表 (yíbiǎo) (of a person)
* 外形 (wàixíng)
* 外相 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
* 外範／外范 (Xiamen Hokkien)
* 外表 (wàibiǎo)
* 外觀／外观 (wàiguān)
* 外貌 (wàimào)
* 姿容 (zīróng)
* 容貌 (róngmào, “facial features”)
* 容顏／容颜 (róngyán, “facial features”)
* 尊容 (zūnróng) (ironic or honorific, of a person)
* 尪仔頭／尪仔头 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 形容 (xíngróng, “facial appearance”) (literary)
* 形貌 (xíngmào)
* 樣子／样子 (yàngzi)
* 模樣／模样 (of a person)
* 樣貌／样貌 (yàngmào)
* 相貌 (xiàngmào) (of a person)
* 瞻視／瞻视 (zhānshì) (literary)
* 稿 (gǎo) (literary, or in compounds)
* 觀瞻／观瞻 (guānzhān)
* 貌相 (màoxiàng) (of a person)
* 賣相／卖相 (màixiàng) (originally Wu)
* 長相／长相 (zhǎngxiàng) (of a person)
* 面容 (miànróng, “facial features”)
* 面容仔 (“facial features”) (Hakka)
* 面水 (Hokkien)
* 面貌 (miànmào)
* 顏容／颜容 (yánróng, “facial features”)
* 體面／体面 (tǐmiàn)

### Derived terms

* 一表人才 (yībiǎoréncái)
* 人才代訓所／人才代训所
* 人才出眾／人才出众
* 人才外流 (réncái wàiliú)
* 人才市場／人才市场 (réncái shìchǎng)
* 人才庫／人才库 (réncáikù)
* 人才戰略／人才战略
* 人才流失 (réncái liúshī)
* 人才濟濟／人才济济 (réncáijǐjǐ)
* 人才輩出／人才辈出 (réncáibèichū)
* 人才難得／人才难得
* 專業人才／专业人才 (zhuānyè réncái)
* 軟人才／软人才

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 人 | 才 |
| じん Grade: 1 | ざい Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 人才 – see the following entry. :
| 【人材じんざい】 | [noun] talented person [noun] human resource, manpower |
(This term, 人才, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 人 | 才 |

### Noun

人才
* chữ Hán form of nhân tài (“talent”).