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雅皮士

雅皮士

Chinese

		elegant	leather; skin; fur	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (雅皮士)		雅	皮	士

Noun

雅皮士

yuppie

Etymology

Transliteration from English yuppie.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǎpíshì

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˇ ㄆㄧˊ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁵ pei⁴ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎpíshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄆㄧˊ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeapyishyh
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯a̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaa⁵ pei⁴ si⁶
  - Yale: ngáh pèih sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁵ pei⁴ si⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɑː¹³ pʰei̯²¹ siː²²/