起士

起士

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (起士)		起	士
simp. #(起士)		起	士

Etymology

Borrowed from English cheese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋ

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhí-sṳ̀

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: qǐshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiishyh
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 乞士 啟事／启事 啟示／启示 綺室／绮室 豈是／岂是 起事 起勢／起势 起士 起誓

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhí-sṳ̀
    • Hakka Romanization System: qi` siiˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qi³ si²
    • IPA: /t͡ɕʰi³¹ sɨ¹¹/

Noun

起士

1. (chiefly Taiwan) 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

Derived terms

起士蛋糕 (qǐshì dàngāo)