乞士

Chinese

		beg	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (乞士)		乞	士

Etymology

Translation of Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hat¹ si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qǐshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cǐshìh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi³-shih⁴
    • Yale: chǐ-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiishyh
    • Palladius: циши (ciši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 乞士 啟事／启事 啟示／启示 綺室／绮室 豈是／岂是 起事 起勢／起势 起士 起誓

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hat¹ si⁶
    • Yale: hāt sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hat⁷ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hed¹ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

Noun

乞士

1. Buddhist monk

Synonyms

• 比丘 (bǐqiū)