律師

律師

See also: 律师

Chinese

		law	a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
trad. (律師)		律	師
simp. (律师)		律	师
Literally: “statute/discipline master”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǜshī

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄩˋ ㄕ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): leot⁶ si¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): luut⁵ lhu¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): li̍t-sṳ̂
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): lu̍t-su / lu̍t-sir / lu̍t-si

  (Teochew, Peng'im): lug⁸ se¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: lǜshī
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˋ ㄕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liwshy
    • IPA ^(key): /ly⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: leot⁶ si¹
    • Yale: leuht sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loet⁹ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêd⁶ xi¹
    • IPA ^(key): /lɵt̚² siː⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: luut⁵ lhu¹
    • IPA ^(key): /lɵt̚³² ɬu³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: li̍t-sṳ̂
    • Hakka Romanization System: lid sii´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lid⁶ si¹
    • IPA: /lit̚⁵ sɨ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lu̍t-su
    • Tâi-lô: lu̍t-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ludsw
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /lut̚⁴⁻³² su⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia, Hsinchu)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lu̍t-sir
    • Tâi-lô: lu̍t-sir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lut̚²⁴⁻²² sɯ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Taichung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lu̍t-si
    • Tâi-lô: lu̍t-si
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ludsy
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: lug⁸ se¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lu̍k sṳ
    • IPA ^(key): /luk̚⁴⁻² sɯ³³/

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• Middle Chinese: /liuɪt̚  ʃˠiɪ/▼

Rime
Character	律	師
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	術 (52)	脂 (17)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	Chongniu III
Fanqie	呂卹切	疏夷切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/liuɪt̚/	/ʃˠiɪ/
Pan Wuyun	/lʷit̚/	/ʃᵚi/
Shao Rongfen	/ljuet̚/	/ʃiɪ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lwit̚/	/ʂji/
Li Rong	/liuĕt̚/	/ʃji/
Wang Li	/lĭuĕt̚/	/ʃi/
Bernard Karlgren	/li̯uĕt̚/	/ʂi/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lǜ	shī

Noun

律師

1. lawyer; attorney (Classifier: 個／个; 名; 位)
2. (Buddhism) people who understand religious discipline

Synonyms

• (lawyer): 辯護士／辩护士 (biànhùshì), (Min Nan) 狀師／状师

Derived terms

律師事務所／律师事务所 (lǜshī shìwùsuǒ)