吉士

吉士

Chinese

Etymology 1

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (吉士)		吉	士

Borrowed from English cheese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jíshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: jíshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyishyh
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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Noun

吉士

1. (Mainland China) cheese

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 奶酪 (“cheese”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		奶酪
Mandarin	Beijing	奶酪, 乳酪
	Taiwan	起司, 奶酪, 乳酪, 乾酪, 起士
	Tianjin	奶酪
	Malaysia	起司, 芝士
	Singapore	起司, 芝士
Cantonese	Guangzhou	芝士
	Hong Kong	芝士
	Kuala Lumpur	芝士
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	起士
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	起士
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	起士
	Dongshi (Dabu)	起士
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	起士
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	起士
Min Nan	Xiamen	奶酪, 乳酪, 鹹牛奶
	Taipei	奶酪, 乾酪, 刺乳, 鹹牛奶
	Penang	cheese
Wu	Shanghai	起司

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English guts.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gat¹ si^6-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gat¹ si^6-2
    • Yale: gāt sí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gat⁷ si^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ged¹ xi²
    • IPA ^(key): /kɐt̚⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

吉士

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) guts; courage

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English custard, via Cantonese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jíshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gat¹ si^6-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: jíshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyishyh
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gat¹ si^6-2
    • Yale: gāt sí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gat⁷ si^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ged¹ xi²
    • IPA ^(key): /kɐt̚⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

吉士

1. (Cantonese) Alternative name for 吉士打 (“custard”).

Derived terms

吉士粉 (jíshìfěn)

吉士醬／吉士酱

Etymology 4

		lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.)	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (吉士)		吉	士

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jíshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gat¹ si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: jíshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyishyh
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gat¹ si⁶
    • Yale: gāt sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gat⁷ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ged¹ xi⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /kɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

Noun

吉士

1. (literary) virtuous person
2. (literary, laudatory) man
3. (Ming and Qing dynasties) Short for 庶吉士 (shùjíshì).