蔡康永

CàiKāngyǒng

popculture

Meanings

1 Kevin Tsai (1962-), Taiwanese TV host, author and producer; co-host of the long-running talk show Kangxi Lai Le (康熙来了)

Characters

healthy; peaceful

Examples

蔡康永和小S一起主持了《康熙来了》。

Cài Kāngyǒng hé Xiǎo-S yīqǐ zhǔchí le 'Kāngxī Lái Le'.

Kevin Tsai and Dee Hsu co-hosted Kangxi Lai Le.

他写的《说话之道》非常畅销。

Tā xiě de 'Shuōhuà Zhī Dào' fēicháng chàngxiāo.

His book The Way of Speaking was a huge bestseller.

Tips

culture

The title 康熙来了 is a pun on Kāng (Kevin Tsai / 蔡康永) + Xī (Dee Hsu / 小S) rather than a reference to the Kangxi Emperor. The show ran from 2004 to 2016 and basically defined Taiwanese entertainment TV for a generation.

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