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志士

志士

Chinese

		the will	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (志士)		志	士

Noun

志士

person of ideals and integrity; man of high ambition

Japanese

Kanji in this term
志	士
し Grade: 5	し Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

志士 ‎(hiragana しし, romaji shishi)

a person of principles, patriot

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhìshì

(Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ si⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chì-sǐr / chì-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhìshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    志士
    智士
    智識／智识
    治世
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi³ si⁶
  - Yale: ji sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ si⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ siː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chì-sǐr
  - Tâi-lô: tsì-sǐr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɯ²²/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chì-sū
  - Tâi-lô: tsì-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciesu
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕi¹¹⁻⁵³ su³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕi²¹⁻⁴¹ su³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi²¹⁻⁵³ su²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi²¹⁻⁵³ su²²/