力士

Chinese

		power; force; strength	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (力士)		力	士
anagram		士力

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lìshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lik⁶ si⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): le̍k-sū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lìshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lìshìh
    • Wade–Giles: li⁴-shih⁴
    • Yale: lì-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihshyh
    • Palladius: лиши (liši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lik⁶ si⁶
    • Yale: lihk sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lik⁹ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: lig⁶ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪk̚² siː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: le̍k-sū
    • Tâi-lô: li̍k-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: legsu
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² su³³/

Noun

力士

1. strong man; man of great strength

Synonyms

• 大力士 (dàlìshì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
力	士
りき Grade: 1	し Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

力(りき)士(し) • (rikishi) 

1. sumo wrestler
   1. (Ko shogi) A piece in Ko shogi

Synonyms

• 相撲取(すもうと)り (sumōtori)
• お相撲(すもう)さん (osumōsan)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
力	士

Noun

力士

1. chữ Hán form of lực sĩ (“strong person”).