甲士

甲士

Chinese

		1st heavenly stem; armor; shell	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (甲士)		甲	士

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³ si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎshìh
    • Wade–Giles: chia³-shih⁴
    • Yale: jyǎ-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeashyh
    • Palladius: цзяши (czjaši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaap³ si⁶
    • Yale: gaap sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gab³ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːp̚³ siː²²/

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• Middle Chinese: /kˠap̚  d͡ʒɨ^X/

Rime
Character	甲	士
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	崇 (20)
Final (韻)	銜 (150)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	III
Fanqie	古狎切	鉏里切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠap̚/	/d͡ʒɨX/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚap̚/	/ɖ͡ʐɨX/
Shao Rongfen	/kap̚/	/d͡ʒieX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaɨp̚/	/ɖ͡ʐɨX/
Li Rong	/kap̚/	/d͡ʒiəX/
Wang Li	/kap̚/	/d͡ʒĭəX/
Bernard Karlgren	/kap̚/	/ɖ͡ʐʱiX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jia	zhì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gaap3	zi6

Noun

甲士

1. (archaic) soldiers clad in armor
2. (archaic) soldiers (in general)

Synonyms

• (soldiers):

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Synonyms of 甲士

兵人 (bīngrén) (literary) 兵仔 (Min Nan, Hakka) 兵勇 (bīngyǒng) (dated) 兵卒 (bīngzú) (dated) 兵士 (bīngshì) 兵跤仔 (Min Nan, dated) 士人 (shìrén) (archaic) 士兵 (shìbīng) 士卒 (shìzú) (archaic) 大兵 (dàbīng) (dated, sometimes derogatory)

旌旗 (jīngqí) (figurative, literary) 武人 (wǔrén) 武士 (wǔshì) 武夫 (wǔfū) (literary) 兵員／兵员 (bīngyuán) 師徒／师徒 (shītú) (Classical Chinese) 戰士／战士 (zhànshì) 營兵／营兵 (Min Nan, dated) 軍人／军人 (jūnrén) 軍士／军士 (jūnshì)