才 caiˊ

Just, Not Until, Only, Just, Not until, Only, Potential, Ability, Talent, Gift, Expert

caiˊ chengˊ 才成

>>才成為廉價的主食

caiˊ nengˊ 才能

>>才能

caiˊ zhengˋ 財政

>>財政

daiˋ zhengˋ 帶正

>>帶正電

gaiˇ chengˊ 改成

>>改成

gai ˉ shengˉ 該升

>>該升級了

gaiˇ zhengˋ 改正

>>改正

haiˊ nengˊ 還能

>>還能說話

kai ˉ chengˊ 開誠

>>開誠布公

laiˊ chengˊ 來乘

>>來乘涼

laiˊ zheng ˉ 來蒸

>>來蒸餾

laiˊ zhengˋ 來證

>>來證明

paiˊ chengˊ 排成

>>排成

taiˊ deng ˉ 檯燈

>>檯燈

taiˊ feng ˉ 颱風

>>颱風

taiˋ lengˇ 太冷

>>太冷

zaiˋ chengˊ 在城

>>在城市限制區內

zaiˋ dengˇ 再等

>>再等等

zaiˋ dengˇ 在等

>>在等你

zaiˋ feng ˉ 在風

>>在風雨摧殘下

zaiˋ gengˋ 在更

>>在更長的時間段結束時

zaiˋ sheng ˉ 再生

>>再生

zaiˋ sheng ˉ 在生

>>在生

zaiˋ shengˋ 在盛

>>在盛怒中

zaiˋ shengˋ 在聖

>>在聖誕節前

zaiˋ zhengˇ 在整

>>在整件作品的上下文中

zaiˋ zhengˋ 在正

>>在正式場合

aiˋ cheng ˉ 愛稱

>>愛稱

aiˋ sheng ˉ 愛生

>>愛生氣

aiˋ zeng ˉ 愛憎

>>愛憎

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才是未來

caiˊ shiˋ weiˋ laiˊ

Were the future

>>才是未來

, , , , 才是未來-rhymes

才是重點

caiˊ shiˋ zhongˋ dianˇ

Is the key, Is the focus, Is the main point

>>才是重點

, , , , 才是重點-rhymes

才關上門

caiˊ guan ˉ shangˋ menˊ

Just to get the door closed

>>才關上門

, , , , 才關上門-rhymes

才思敏銳

caiˊ si ˉ minˇ ruiˋ

Acuity

>>才思敏銳

, , , , 才思敏銳-rhymes

才睡著 caiˊ shuiˋ zhaoˊ

Able to sleep

>>才睡著

, , , 才睡著-rhymes

才又想起他來

caiˊ youˋ xiangˇ qiˇ ta ˉ laiˊ

Only then thought of him again

>>才又想起他來

, , , , , , 才又想起他來-rhymes

才夠 caiˊ gouˋ

Just enough

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才第一次知道

caiˊ diˋ yiˊ ciˋ zhi ˉ daoˋ

For the first time knew, Knew for the first time

>>才第一次知道

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才該說 caiˊ gai ˉ shuo ˉ

Should just say

>>才該說

, , , 才該說-rhymes

才成為廉價的主食

caiˊ chengˊ weiˊ lianˊ jiaˋ de˙ zhuˇ shiˊ

Became a cheap staple food

>>才成為廉價的主食

, , , , , , , , 才成為廉價的主食-rhymes

才清楚 caiˊ qing ˉ chuˇ

Become clear

>>才清楚

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才沒用 caiˊ meiˊ yongˋ

Didn't use

>>才沒用

, , , 才沒用-rhymes

才沒這麼大

caiˊ meiˊ zheˋ me˙ daˋ

Are not so big, Are not as big, Are not that big

>>才沒這麼大

, , , , , 才沒這麼大-rhymes

才過了一個下午

caiˊ guoˋ le˙ yiˊ ge˙ xiaˋ wuˇ

It's only been one afternoon

>>才過了一個下午

, , , , , , , 才過了一個下午-rhymes

才過了一個下午耶

caiˊ guoˋ le˙ yiˊ ge˙ xiaˋ wuˇ ye ˉ

It's only been one afternoon

>>才過了一個下午耶

, , , , , , , , 才過了一個下午耶-rhymes

才進得去

caiˊ jinˋ deˊ quˋ

Just to get in

>>才進得去

, , , , 才進得去-rhymes

才怪 caiˊ guaiˋ

Like hell!, As if!

, , 才怪-rhymes

才弟六天

caiˊ diˋ liuˋ tian ˉ

After just 6 days

, , , , 才弟六天-rhymes

才三天而已

caiˊ san ˉ tian ˉ erˊ yiˇ

It's only been three days

>>才三天而已

, , , , , 才三天而已-rhymes

才不得不

caiˊ buˋ deˊ buˊ

Was compelled

>>才不得不

, , , , 才不得不-rhymes

才不得不在盛怒中動用

caiˊ buˋ deˊ buˊ zaiˋ shengˋ nuˋ zhong ˉ dongˋ yongˋ

Until being compelled to use in anger

>>才不得不在盛怒中動用

, , , , , , , , , , 才不得不在盛怒中動用-rhymes

才不會犯那種錯誤

caiˊ buˊ huiˋ fanˋ naˋ zhongˇ cuoˋ wuˋ

Didn't want to make the mistake of, Wasn't going to make the mistake of

>>才不會犯那種錯誤

, , , , , , , , 才不會犯那種錯誤-rhymes

才不要呢

caiˊ buˊ yaoˋ ne˙

No way

>>才不要呢

, , , , 才不要呢-rhymes

才不關心

caiˊ buˋ guan ˉ xin ˉ

Just don't care, Just didn't care, Not concerned (with)

>>才不關心

, , , , 才不關心-rhymes

才兩個月大

caiˊ liangˇ ge˙ yueˋ daˋ

Just two months old

>>才兩個月大

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才想得出來

caiˊ xiangˇ deˊ chu ˉ laiˊ

Ever think of, Ever think up

>>才想得出來

, , , , , 才想得出來-rhymes

才喜歡 caiˊ xiˇ huan ˉ

Liked

>>才喜歡

, , , 才喜歡-rhymes

才趨於平緩

caiˊ qu ˉ yuˊ pingˊ huanˇ

Then tended to level out

>>才趨於平緩

, , , , , 才趨於平緩-rhymes

才把水盛到半滿

caiˊ baˇ shuiˇ chengˊ daoˋ banˋ manˇ

Could only fill with water halfway

>>才把水盛到半滿

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口才 kouˇ caiˊ

Eloquent, Eloquence

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家境較富裕的階層才有機會

jia ˉ jingˋ jiaoˋ fuˋ yuˋ de˙ jie ˉ cengˊ caiˊ youˇ ji ˉ huiˋ

Only the wealthier classes have the chance to

>>家境較富裕的階層才有機會

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好不容易才說出話來

haoˇ buˋ rongˊ yiˋ caiˊ shuo ˉ chu ˉ huaˋ laiˊ

Managed to say

>>好不容易才說出話來

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很晚才下班

henˇ wanˇ caiˊ xiaˋ ban ˉ

Finished work late, Get off work late

>>很晚才下班

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要踮腳才拿得到

yaoˋ dianˇ jiaoˇ caiˊ naˊ deiˇ daoˋ

Have to stand on tiptoe to reach, Has to stand on tiptoe to reach, Having to stand on tiptoe to reach, Had to stand on tiptoe to reach

>>要踮腳才拿得到

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將才 jiang ˉ caiˊ

A moment ago

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她才不會犯那種錯誤

ta ˉ caiˊ buˊ huiˋ fanˋ naˋ zhongˇ cuoˋ wuˋ

She didn't want to make the mistake of, She wasn't going to make the mistake of

>>她才不會犯那種錯誤

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她才十三歲而已

ta ˉ caiˊ shiˊ san ˉ suiˋ erˊ yiˇ

She's only thirteen

>>她才十三歲而已

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耗時兩百年才有的成果

haoˋ shiˊ liangˇ baiˇ nianˊ caiˊ youˇ de˙ chengˊ guoˇ

A result that took two-hundred years to achieve

>>耗時兩百年才有的成果

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他花了八十年才成

ta ˉ hua ˉ le˙ ba ˉ shiˊ nianˊ caiˊ chengˊ gong ˉ

It took him eighty years to do it, It took him eighty years to succeed

>>他花了八十年才成功

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她花了八十年才成

ta ˉ hua ˉ le˙ ba ˉ shiˊ nianˊ caiˊ chengˊ gong ˉ

It took her eighty years to do it, It took her eighty years to accomplish

>>她花了八十年才成功

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用盡力氣才關上門

yongˋ jinˋ liˋ qiˋ caiˊ guan ˉ shangˋ menˊ

Used all their strength just to get the door closed

>>用盡力氣才關上門

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這個才 zheˋ ge˙ caiˊ

This talent

>>這個才

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他才說 ta ˉ caiˊ shuo ˉ

He said, He had said, He just said

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那時他才第一次知道

naˋ shiˊ ta ˉ caiˊ diˋ yiˊ ciˋ zhi ˉ daoˋ

And then he knew for the first time

>>那時他才第一次知道

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什麼時候才天亮

shenˊ me˙ shiˊ houˋ caiˊ tian ˉ liangˋ

When will daybreak, When will it finally be daybreak

>>什麼時候才天亮

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到底什麼時候才天亮

daoˋ diˇ shenˊ me˙ shiˊ houˋ caiˊ tian ˉ liangˋ

When will daybreak arrive, How long till daybreak finally arrives

>>到底什麼時候才天亮

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你才不喜歡他

niˇ caiˊ buˋ xiˇ huan ˉ ta ˉ

You don't like him

>>你才不喜歡他

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你才不喜歡她

niˇ caiˊ buˋ xiˇ huan ˉ ta ˉ

You don't like her

>>你才不喜歡她

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是不是因為這樣你才不喜歡他

shiˋ buˊ shiˋ yin ˉ weiˋ zheˋ yangˋ niˇ caiˊ buˋ xiˇ huan ˉ ta ˉ

Is that why you don't like him?

>>是不是因為這樣你才不喜歡他

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是不是因為這樣你才不喜歡她

shiˋ buˊ shiˋ yin ˉ weiˋ zheˋ yangˋ niˇ caiˊ buˋ xiˇ huan ˉ ta ˉ

Is that why you don't like her?

>>是不是因為這樣你才不喜歡她

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那是要等到怎樣你才要提

naˋ shiˋ yaoˋ dengˇ daoˋ zenˇ yangˋ niˇ caiˊ yaoˋ tiˊ

Then what is worth mentioning?

>>那是要等到怎樣你才要提

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我才五十一歲

woˇ caiˊ wuˇ shiˊ yiˊ suiˋ

I'm only 51 years old

>>我才五十一歲

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所以我才落後了

suoˇ yiˇ woˇ caiˊ luoˋ houˋ le˙

That's why I was lagging behind, That's why I was late

>>所以我才落後了

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你應該要保護我才對

niˇ ying ˉ gai ˉ yaoˋ baoˇ huˋ woˇ caiˊ duiˋ

You should protect me, You should be protecting me

>>你應該要保護我才對

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妳應該要保護我才對

niˇ ying ˉ gai ˉ yaoˋ baoˇ huˋ woˇ caiˊ duiˋ

You should protect me, You should be protecting me

>>妳應該要保護我才對

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愛才若命

aiˋ caiˊ ruoˋ mingˋ

Love talented people dearly, Value talented people as much as life itself

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然後才開始

ranˊ houˋ caiˊ kai ˉ shiˇ

Only then did we start, Then we finally started

>>然後才開始

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肆應之才

siˋ ying ˉ zhi ˉ caiˊ

One who is good at dealing with various matters, Jack of all trades

>>肆應之才

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鬼才曉得

guiˇ caiˊ xiaoˇ deˊ

God only knows

>>鬼才曉得

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城市才是未來

chengˊ shiˋ caiˊ shiˋ weiˋ laiˊ

Cities were the future

>>城市才是未來

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新城市才是未來

xin ˉ chengˊ shiˋ caiˊ shiˋ weiˋ laiˊ

New cities were the future

>>新城市才是未來

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沉默片刻才

chenˊ moˋ pianˋ keˋ caiˊ

After a moment of silence, After a silent pause

>>沉默片刻才

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沉默片刻才說道

chenˊ moˋ pianˋ keˋ caiˊ shuo ˉ daoˋ

After a moment of silence said, After a silent pause said, Said at last

>>沉默片刻才說道

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話才說完

huaˋ caiˊ shuo ˉ wanˊ

As soon as the words were spoken, No sooner had the words been spoken

>>話才說完

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成才 chengˊ caiˊ

Become a talent

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白痴才信

baiˊ chi ˉ caiˊ xinˋ

Only an idiot would believe

>>白痴才信

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這才是 zheˋ caiˊ shiˋ

This is

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這才重要

zheˋ caiˊ zhongˋ yaoˋ

That's what matters, That's the main thing

>>這才重要

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他這才想到

ta ˉ zheˋ caiˊ xiangˇ daoˋ

It occurred to him, He realized

>>他這才想到

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我這才意識到自己有多餓

woˇ zheˋ caiˊ yiˋ shiˊ daoˋ ziˋ jiˇ youˇ duo ˉ eˋ

Only then did I realize how hungry I was

>>我這才意識到自己有多餓

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選才條件

xuanˇ caiˊ tiaoˊ jianˋ

Selection criteria

>>選才條件

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樟腦的重要性才逐漸被取代

zhang ˉ naoˇ de˙ zhongˋ yaoˋ xingˋ caiˊ zhuˊ jianˋ beiˋ quˇ daiˋ

Camphor's importance was gradually supplanted, Camphor increasingly became less important

>>樟腦的重要性才逐漸被取代

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瑣才 suoˇ caiˊ

A person of limited talent

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某一個晚上才

mouˇ yiˊ ge˙ wanˇ shangˋ caiˊ

Only for one particular night

>>某一個晚上才

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現在才七點

xianˋ zaiˋ caiˊ qi ˉ dianˇ

It's only 7 o'clock

>>現在才七點

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到現在才展開

daoˋ xianˋ zaiˋ caiˊ zhanˇ kai ˉ

Delayed till now, Only now started

>>到現在才展開

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怎麼現在才告訴我

zenˇ me˙ xianˋ zaiˋ caiˊ gaoˋ suˋ woˇ

Why is it that only now do you tell me

>>怎麼現在才告訴我

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原來才凌晨四點

yuanˊ laiˊ caiˊ lingˊ chenˊ siˋ dianˇ

It was only four in the morning

>>原來才凌晨四點

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是後來才有的

shiˋ houˋ laiˊ caiˊ youˇ de˙

Came later (when it was too late)

>>是後來才有的

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面積也才多

mianˋ ji ˉ yeˇ caiˊ duo ˉ

The area is just an additional

>>面積也才多

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