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Definition 2024
吉士
吉士
Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
吉士
- (Mainland) cheese
Synonyms
| Dialectal synonyms of 奶酪 (“cheese”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Words |
| 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 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 起士 |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 起士 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 起士 | |
| Dongshi (Dabu) | 起士 | |
| Zhuolan (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 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 起司 |
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: gat1 si6-2
- Yale: gāt sí
- Cantonese Pinyin: gat7 si6-2
- IPA (key): /kɐt̚⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Noun
吉士
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) guts; courage
Etymology 3
| lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.) | scholar; warrior; knight | ||
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simp. and trad. (吉士) |
吉 | 士 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
吉士