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爵士

爵士

Chinese

		nobility; (ancient wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle)	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (爵士)		爵	士

Noun

爵士

jazz
knight

Derived terms

爵士樂／爵士乐 (juéshìyuè)
爵士音樂／爵士音乐 (juéshì yīnyuè)

爵士鼓 (juéshìgǔ)

Etymology

Transliteration from English jazz.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): juéshì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoek³ si⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chiok-sǐr / chiok-sū / chiak-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: juéshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyueshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕɥ̯œ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    爵士
    絕世／绝世
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoek³ si⁶
  - Yale: jeuk sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoek⁸ si⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕœːk̚³ siː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiok-sǐr
  - Tâi-lô: tsiok-sǐr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ sɯ²²/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiok-sū
  - Tâi-lô: tsiok-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cioksu
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ su³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ su³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ su²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiak-sū
  - Tâi-lô: tsiak-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciaksu
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiak̚³²⁻⁵ su²²/