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紳士

紳士

See also: 绅士

Chinese

		member of gentry	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (紳士)		紳	士
simp. (绅士)		绅	士
anagram		士紳／士绅

Noun

紳士

gentleman; gentry
(ACG, Internet slang) (male) pervert

Synonyms

(genlteman): 士紳／士绅 (shìshēn)
(pervert): 變態／变态 (biàntài), (female) 淑女 (shūnǚ)

Adjective

紳士

(informal) gentlemanly; courteous

Derived terms

太平紳士／太平绅士 (tàipíng shēnshì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紳	士
しん Grade: S	し Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

紳士 ‎(hiragana しんし, romaji shinshi)

gentleman
(Internet slang) (male) pervert

Synonyms

(pervert): 変態 (へんたい) ‎(hentai), (female) 淑女 (しゅくじょ) ‎(shukujo)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shēnshì

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ si⁶, san¹ si^6-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̂n-sṳ
Min Nan (POJ): sin-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shēnshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    紳士／绅士
    身世
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: san¹ si⁶, san¹ si^6-2
  - Yale: sān sih, sān sí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ si⁶, san¹ si^6-2
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ siː²²/, /sɐn⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̂n-sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: siin´ sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sin¹ si⁴
  - IPA: /sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin-sū
  - Tâi-lô: sin-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sinsu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕin⁴⁴⁻²² su²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕin³³ su⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕin⁴⁴⁻²² su²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕin⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕin⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/