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20200312—Kevin Tsai 蔡康永, interview, Elle Taiwan screenshot (03m14s)
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蔡康永

Cài Kāngyǒng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Kevin Tsai, Taiwanese TV host, author and producer; co-host of the long-running talk show Kangxi Lai Le (康熙来了)

About Kevin Tsai

born 1962 · 主持人 TV host

Taiwanese TV host and writer who co-hosted the talk show 康熙来了 with Dee Hsu from 2004 to 2016 and was a mentor on the mainland debate show 奇葩说. His books on how to talk to people were bestsellers.

Examples

HSK 5
Cài Kāngyǒng hé Xiǎo S yìqǐ zhǔchí le 《 Kāngxī Lái Le 》.
Kevin Tsai and Dee Hsu co-hosted Kangxi Lai Le.
HSK 6
Cài Kāngyǒng de 《 Shuōhuà zhī dào 》 fēicháng chàngxiāo.
Kevin Tsai's book The Way of Speaking was a huge bestseller.

Tips

culture
The title 康熙来了 sounds like 'the Kangxi Emperor has arrived', but it is built from the two hosts' names: 康 from 蔡康永 and 熙 from 徐熙娣, the real name of his co-host Dee Hsu.
history
Cai holds a film MFA from UCLA and came out publicly in 2001, making him one of the highest-profile openly gay figures in Sinophone media.

Stroke Order

蔡 Cài
康 kāng
永 yǒng