xiù cai
a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical)
scholar
skillful writer
fine talent
Bì cái
Bizet (name)
Georges Bizet (1838-1875), French musician, composer of opera Carmen
cǎi zhū rén
the Pearl Fishers, 1863 opera by Georges Bizet 比才[Bì cái]
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
guān cai ráng zi
geezer with one foot in the grave (used jokingly or as an imprecation)