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賢士

賢士

See also: 贤士

Chinese

		worthy (person)	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (賢士)		賢	士
simp. (贤士)		贤	士

Noun

賢士

(literary) man of virtue and ability

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiánshì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ si⁶
Min Nan (POJ): hiân-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xiánshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    賢士／贤士
    閒事／闲事
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ si⁶
  - Yale: yìhn sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ si⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ siː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-sū
  - Tâi-lô: hiân-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiensu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² su²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² su⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn¹³⁻²² su²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ su³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn²³⁻³³ su³³/