Cai (surname)
| j = Coi
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| y = Choi
| poj = Chhoà
| h = Tshai
| hangul = 채
| rr = Chae
| mr = Ch'ae
| hiragana = さい
| romaji = Sai
| qn = Thái or Sái
| t =
| s =
| mi =
| ci =
| altname = Tsai
}}
Cài (}}) is a
Chinese-language surname that derives from the name of the ancient
Cai state. In 2019 it was the 38th most common surname in China, but the 9th most common in
Taiwan (as of 2018), where it is usually romanized as "
Tsai" (based on
Wade-Giles romanization of
Standard Mandarin), "Tsay", or "Chai" and the 8th most common in
Singapore, where it is usually romanized as "
Chua", which is based on its
Teochew and
Hokkien pronunciation. Koreans use Chinese-derived family names and in
Korean, Cai is 채 in
Hangul, "
Chae" in
Revised Romanization, It is also a common name in
Hong Kong where it is romanized as "
Choy", "
Choi" or "
Tsoi". In
Macau, it is spelled as "
Choi". In
Malaysia, it is romanized as "
Choi" from the Cantonese pronunciation, and "
Chua" or "
Chuah" from the Hokkien or Teochew pronunciation. It is romanized in the Philippines as "Chua" or "Chuah", and in Thailand as "Chuo" (ฉั่ว). Moreover, it is also romanized in Cambodia as either "Chhay" or "Chhor" among people of full Chinese descent living in Cambodia and as “Tjhai”, "Tjoa" or "Chua" in Indonesia.
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