xiù cai
a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical)
scholar
skillful writer
fine talent
shàng cài
to serve, also to put on plate
Shàng cài
Shangcai county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[Zhu4 ma3 dian4], Henan
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)