俠士
See also: 侠士
Chinese edit
knight-errant; chivalrous; heroic | scholar; warrior; knight | ||
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trad. (俠士) | 俠 | 士 | |
simp. (侠士) | 侠 | 士 |
Etymology edit
Attested earliest in Book of Jin:
- 當世俠士莫不歸之。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: 648 CE, Fang Xuanling (lead editor), Book of Jin
- Dāngshì xiáshì mòbù guī zhī. [Pinyin]
- Knights-errant of the time, there was none who did not submit to him.
当世侠士莫不归之。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
俠士