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乞士

乞士

Chinese

		beg	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (乞士)		乞	士

Noun

乞士

Buddhist monk

Synonyms

比丘 (bǐqiū)

Etymology

Translation of Sanskrit भिक्षु ‎(bhikṣu).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qǐshì

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hat¹ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: qǐshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiishyh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    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
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hat¹ si⁶
  - Yale: hāt sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hat⁷ si⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐt̚⁵ siː²²/