三才

Chinese

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Etymology

From the I Ching.

Pronunciation


Noun

三才

  1. (historical) the "three talents" - sky ( (tiān)), earth () and people ( (rén)) (one who knows all three well would be an all-rounded person)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (三才):
  • Japanese: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Korean: 삼재(三才) (samjae)
  • Vietnamese: tam tài (Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value))

Japanese

Kanji in this term
さん
Grade: 1
さい
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sã̠ɰ̃sa̠i]

Noun

(さん)(さい) • (sansai) 

  1. (historical) the "three talents": sky (), earth () and people () (one who knows all three well would be an all-rounded person)
  2. (figurative) everything in the universe; all of creation
  3. (physiognomy) the three key facial features: the forehead, chin, and nose

See also

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