紳士

紳士

See also: 绅士

Chinese

		member of gentry	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (紳士)		紳	士
simp. (绅士)		绅	士
anagram		士紳／士绅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēnshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ si⁶, san¹ si^6-2
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̂n-sṳ
• Min Nan (POJ): sin-sǐr / sin-sū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: shēnshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenshyh
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: san¹ si⁶, san¹ si^6-2
    • Yale: sān sih, sān sí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ si⁶, san¹ si^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ xi⁶, sen¹ xi²
    • IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ siː²²/, /sɐn⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̂n-sṳ
    • Hakka Romanization System: siin´ sii
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sin¹ si⁴
    • IPA: /sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin-sǐr
    • Tâi-lô: sin-sǐr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕin³³ sɯ²²/
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin-sū
    • Tâi-lô: sin-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sinsu
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ɕin⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ɕin⁴⁴⁻²² su²²/

Noun

紳士

1. gentleman; gentry
2. (ACG, Internet slang) (male) pervert

Synonyms

• (gentleman): 士紳／士绅 (shìshēn)
• (pervert): 變態／变态 (biàntài), (female) 淑女 (shūnǚ)

Adjective

紳士

1. (informal) gentlemanly; courteous

Derived terms

太平紳士／太平绅士 (tàipíng shēnshì)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
紳	士
しん Grade: S	し Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

紳士 (hiragana しんし, rōmaji shinshi)

1. gentleman
2. (Internet slang) (male) pervert

Synonyms

• (pervert): 変態 (へんたい) (hentai), (female) 淑女 (しゅくじょ) (shukujo)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
紳	士

Noun

紳士 • (sinsa) (hangeul 신사)

1. Hanja form^? of 신사 (“gentleman”).