才高八斗 in English cai2 gao1 ba1 dou3 Meaning

Meanings

  • of great talent (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

才 高 八 斗

Traditional Characters

才 高 八 斗

Pinyin

cai2 gao1 ba1 dou3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

才cai2ability 高gao1surname Gao 八ba1eight 斗dou4abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]