健力士

Chinese

		healthy	strong man; man of great strength
simp. and trad. (健力士)		健	力士

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English Guinness.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jiànlìshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gin⁶ lik⁶ si⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gen⁵ let⁵ lhu^5*

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jiànlìshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jiànlìshìh
    • Wade–Giles: Chien⁴-li⁴-shih⁴
    • Yale: Jyàn-lì-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiannlihshyh
    • Palladius: Цзяньлиши (Czjanʹliši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin⁶ lik⁶ si⁶
    • Yale: gihn lihk sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin⁶ lik⁹ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin⁶ lig⁶ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn²² lɪk̚² siː²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gen⁵ let⁵ lhu^5*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ken³² let̚³² ɬu³²⁻³²⁵/

Proper noun

健力士

1. Guinness (beer brand)
2. (Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore) Guinness (Guinness World Records)

Synonyms

• (Guinness World Records): (Mainland China) 吉尼斯 (Jínísī); (Taiwan) 金氏 (Jīnshì)