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執事

執事

See also: 执事

Chinese

		execute (a plan); grasp	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
trad. (執事)		執	事
simp. (执事)		执	事

Noun

執事

deacon (Anglican)
attendant
your Excellency
job, duties

Verb

執事

to perform one's job

Japanese

Kanji in this term
執	事
しつ Grade: S	じ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

執事 ‎(hiragana しつじ, romaji shitsuji)

Steward; butler.
Court official.
Deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.).

See also

(butler): メイド ‎(meido, “maid”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhíshì

(Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zap¹ si⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳp-sṳ
Min Nan (POJ): chip-sīr / chip-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhíshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    執事／执事
    直視／直视
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zap¹ si⁶
  - Yale: jāp sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzap⁷ si⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐp̚⁵ siː²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳp-sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziib` sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zib⁵ si⁴
  - IPA: /t͡sɨp̚² sɨ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chip-sīr
  - Tâi-lô: tsip-sīr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕip̚⁵⁻²⁴ sɯ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chip-sū
  - Tâi-lô: tsip-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cipsu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕip̚³²⁻⁴ su²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕip̚³²⁻⁵ su²²/