具 jù tool / device / utensil / equipment / instrument / talent / ability / to possess / to have / to provide / to furnish / to state / classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies syn 天才 tiān cái talent / gift / genius / talented / gifted syn 怪兽 怪獸 guài shòu rare animal / mythical animal / monster 才华 才華 cái huá talent / CL:份[fen4] syn 人才 rén cái talent / talented person / looks / attractive looks syn 新人 xīn rén newcomer / fresh talent / newlywed, esp. new bride / bride and groom / (paleoanthropology) Homo sapiens syn 才能 cái néng talent / ability / capacity syn 罕见 罕見 hǎn jiàn rare / rarely seen syn 难得 難得 nán dé seldom / rare / hard to come by syn 天分 tiān fèn natural gift / talent syn 身手 shēn shǒu skill / talent / agility syn 少见 少見 shǎo jiàn rare / seldom seen / (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you syn 尤物 yóu wù rarity / rare object / rare person / extraordinarily beautiful woman syn 个别 個別 gè bié individually / one by one / just one or two / exceptional / rare syn 稀有 xī yǒu uncommon / rare syn 脱颖而出 脫穎而出 tuō yǐng ér chū to reveal one's talent (idiom) / to rise above others / to distinguish oneself syn 解数 解數 xiè shù talent / ability / capability / martial arts technique / Taiwan pr. [jie3 shu4] syn 珍藏 zhēn cáng a collection of rare and valuable items / to collect (such items) syn 千载难逢 千載難逢 qiān zǎi nán féng extremely rare (idiom) / once in a blue moon syn 稀奇 xī qí rare / strange syn 稀罕 xī han rare / uncommon / rare thing / rarity / to value as a rarity / to cherish / Taiwan pr. [xi1han3] syn 怀有 懷有 huái yǒu to have in one's person (feelings, talent etc) syn 少有 shǎo yǒu rare / infrequent syn 奇人 qí rén an eccentric / odd person / person of extraordinary talent syn 招致 zhāo zhì to recruit (followers) / to scout for (talent etc) / to incur / to lead to syn 闻所未闻 聞所未聞 wén suǒ wèi wén unheard of / an extremely rare and unprecedented event syn 名贵 名貴 míng guì famous and valuable / rare / precious syn 新秀 xīn xiù rising star / new talent syn 后起之秀 後起之秀 hòu qǐ zhī xiù (idiom) an up-and-coming youngster / new talent / a brilliant younger generation syn 稀少 xī shǎo sparse / rare syn 殊荣 殊榮 shū róng special glory / distinction / rare honor / one's laurels / it's a privilege (to meet you) syn 异物 異物 yì wù rarity / rare delicacy / foreign matter / alien body / the dead / ghost / monstrosity / alien life-form syn 崭露头角 嶄露頭角 zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo to reveal outstanding talent (idiom) / to stand out as conspicuously brilliant 秘籍 mì jí rare book / cheat code (video games) syn 才气 才氣 cái qì talent (usually literary or artistic) syn 伯乐 伯樂 bó lè Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent 天资 天資 tiān zī innate talent / gift / flair / native resource / dowry syn 气力 氣力 qì lì strength / energy / vigor / talent syn 珍稀 zhēn xī rare / precious and uncommon syn 不可多得 bù kě duō dé hard to come by / rare syn 稀世 xī shì rare syn 珍奇 zhēn qí rare / strange syn 头角 頭角 tóu jiǎo youngster's talent / brilliance of youth syn 回流 huí liú to flow back / reflux / circumfluence / refluence / backward flow / returning flow (e.g. of talent) 瑰宝 瑰寶 guī bǎo a treasure / a rare and valuable thing syn 词人 詞人 cí rén writer of 詞|词[ci2] (a kind of Classical Chinese poem) / person of literary talent syn 难能可贵 難能可貴 nán néng kě guì rare and precious / valuable / remarkable syn 壮年 壯年 zhuàng nián lit. robust years / prime of life / summer / able-bodied (fit for military service) / mature (talent, garden etc) syn 斐然 fěi rán (literary) of great literary talent / (literary) (of achievements etc) brilliant / outstanding syn 文采 wén cǎi literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors syn 独具 獨具 dú jù to have unique (talent, insight etc) syn 才学 才學 cái xué talent and learning / scholarship 眼福 yǎn fú a treat for the eyes / the rare chance of seeing sth beautiful 英灵 英靈 yīng líng spirit of a martyr / spirit of the brave departed / (literary) person of remarkable talent syn 俊杰 俊傑 jùn jié elite / outstanding talent / genius syn 稀土 xī tǔ rare earth (chemistry) 禀赋 稟賦 bǐng fù natural endowment / gift / talent syn 初露锋芒 初露鋒芒 chū lù fēng máng first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time 显山露水 顯山露水 xiǎn shān lù shuǐ to reveal one's talent (idiom) 奇绝 奇絕 qí jué strange / rare / bizarre syn 秀才 xiù cai a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) / scholar / skillful writer / fine talent syn 名士 míng shì (old) a person of literary talent / a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post) syn 凤毛麟角 鳳毛麟角 fèng máo lín jiǎo lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom) / fig. few and far between syn 真才实学 真才實學 zhēn cái shí xué solid learning / real ability and learning / genuine talent 奇珍 qí zhēn a rare treasure / sth priceless and unique 异香 異香 yì xiāng rare perfume syn 收罗 收羅 shōu luó to gather (people) / to collect (talent) / to come to an end syn 延揽 延攬 yán lǎn to recruit talent / to round up / to enlist the services of sb 流露出 liú lù chū to display (talent) / to exude (pleasure) 元宝 元寶 yuán bǎo a silver or gold ingot / mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship) / a name for ancient currency / a rare genius syn 才艺 才藝 cái yì talent 绝代 絕代 jué dài peerless / unmatched in his generation / incomparable (talent, beauty) syn 厨艺 廚藝 chú yì cooking skills / culinary talent 初露 chū lù first sign (of budding talent) syn 德才兼备 德才兼備 dé cái jiān bèi having both integrity and talent (idiom) 翘楚 翹楚 qiáo chǔ person of outstanding talent syn 人杰 人傑 rén jié outstanding talent / wise and able person / illustrious individual syn 人才流失 rén cái liú shī brain drain / outflow of talent 藏龙卧虎 藏龍臥虎 cáng lóng wò hǔ lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom) / fig. talented individuals in hiding / concealed talent syn 挖角 wā jué to poach (talent, personnel from competitors) / to raid (a competitor for its talent) / Taiwan pr. [wa1 jiao3] 人尽其才 人盡其才 rén jìn qí cái employ one's talent to the fullest / everyone gives of their best syn 善本 shàn běn old book / good book / reliable book / rare book 池中物 chí zhōng wù person of no particular talent 高才 gāo cái great talent / rare capability / person of outstanding ability 才疏学浅 才疏學淺 cái shū xué qiǎn (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom) / Pray forgive my ignorance,... syn 识时务者为俊杰 識時務者為俊傑 shí shí wù zhě wèi jùn jié Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends (idiom). A wise man submits to circumstances. 珍馐 珍饈 zhēn xiū delicacy / dainties / rare foodstuff syn 奇货可居 奇貨可居 qí huò kě jū rare commodity worth hoarding / object for profiteering syn 才华横溢 才華橫溢 cái huá héng yì brimming over with talent (esp. literary) / brilliant syn 稀 xī rare / uncommon / watery / sparse syn 罕 hǎn rare syn 伎 jì artistry / talent / skill / (in ancient times) female entertainer syn 大放异彩 大放異彩 dà fàng yì cǎi to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment) / to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill 江郎才尽 江郎才盡 jiāng láng cái jìn Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom) / fig. to have used up one's creative powers / to have writer's block 雕虫小技 雕蟲小技 diāo chóng xiǎo jì insignificant talent / skill of no high order / minor accomplishment 菰 gū Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白筍|茭白笋[jiao1bai2sun3], which is swollen by a smut fungus / (variant of 菇[gu1]) mushroom syn 屈才 qū cái to waste talent syn 铁树开花 鐵樹開花 tiě shù kāi huā lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom) / a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence syn 秘本 祕本 mì běn a treasured rare book syn 