才气过人 — Chinese idiom
才气过人
cái qì guò rén
Traditional: 才氣過人
Meaning
- an outstanding talent
- surpassing insight and acumen
Character by character
- 才cáiability, talent, gift; just, only
- 气qìair, gas; steam, vapor; anger
- 过guòpass; to go across, to pass through
- 人rénman, person; people
Idioms sharing a character
- 人才济济 rén cái jǐ jǐ
- 佳人才子 jiā rén cái zǐ
- 博学多才 bó xué duō cái
- 天妒英才 tiān dù yīng cái
- 德才兼备 dé cái jiān bèi
- 恃才傲物 shì cái ào wù
- 爱才若渴 ài cái ruò kě
- 怀才不遇 huái cái bù yù
- 才兼文武 cái jiān wén wǔ
- 才子佳人 cái zǐ jiā rén
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