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居士

居士

Chinese

		reside	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (居士)		居	士

Noun

居士

(Buddhism) householder
retired scholar

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jūshì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): geoi¹ si⁶
Min Nan (POJ): ki-sū / ku-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jūshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiushyh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    居士
    居室
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: geoi¹ si⁶
  - Yale: gēui sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goey¹ si⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kɵy̯⁵⁵ siː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-sū / ku-sū
  - Tâi-lô: ki-sū / ku-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kisu, kusu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² su²²/, /ku⁴⁴⁻²² su²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ su⁴¹/, /ku³³ su⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² su²²/, /ku⁴⁴⁻²² su²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/, /ku⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/, /ku⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/