灰士

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (灰士)		灰	士
simp. #(灰士)		灰	士
alternative forms		灰屎 表士 菲士

Etymology

Borrowed from English fuse.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fiu¹ si^6-2, fui¹ si^6-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fiu¹ si^6-2, fui¹ si^6-2
    • Yale: fīu sí, fūi sí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fiu¹ si^6-2, fui¹ si^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: fiu¹ xi^6-2, fui¹ xi^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fiːu̯⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/, /fuːi̯⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

灰士

1. (Cantonese) fuse (device preventing overloading of a circuit)

   燒灰士／烧灰士 [Cantonese]  ―  siu¹ fiu¹ si^6-2 [Jyutping]  ―  to blow a fuse

Synonyms

• 保險絲／保险丝 (bǎoxiǎnsī)