起司

起司

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (起司)		起	司
simp. #(起司)		起	司

Etymology

Borrowed from English cheese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐsī

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄙ

• Wu (Wiktionary): qi sr (T1)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: qǐsī
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄙ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiisy
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: qi sr (T1)
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ sz̩²¹/

Noun

起司

1. 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