吉士

Chinese

Etymology 1

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (吉士)		吉	士

Borrowed from English cheese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jíshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jíshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jíshìh
    • Wade–Giles: chi²-shih⁴
    • Yale: jí-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyishyh
    • Palladius: цзиши (cziši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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Noun

吉士

1. (Mainland China) cheese

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 奶酪 (“cheese”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		奶酪
Mandarin	Beijing	奶酪, 乳酪
	Taiwan	起司, 起士, 乳酪, 乾酪
	Tianjin	奶酪
	Guilin	奶酪
	Malaysia	起司, 芝士
	Singapore	起司, 芝士
Cantonese	Guangzhou	芝士
	Hong Kong	芝士
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	芝士
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	芝士
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	芝士
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	芝士
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	芝士
	Móng Cái	奶油
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	起士
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	起士
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	起士
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	起士
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	起士
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	起士
Southern Min	Xiamen	奶酪, 乳酪, 鹹牛奶
	Taipei	奶酪, 乾酪, 刺乳, 鹹牛奶
	Penang (Hokkien)	cheese
	Chaozhou	芝士
Wu	Shanghai	起司
	Suzhou	起司
	Ningbo	起司

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English guts.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gat¹ si^6-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gat¹ si^6-2
    • Yale: gāt sí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gat⁷ si^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ged¹ xi^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐt̚⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

吉士

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) guts; courage

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English custard, via Cantonese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jíshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gat¹ si^6-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jíshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jíshìh
    • Wade–Giles: chi²-shih⁴
    • Yale: jí-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyishyh
    • Palladius: цзиши (cziši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gat¹ si^6-2
    • Yale: gāt sí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gat⁷ si^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ged¹ xi^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐt̚⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

吉士

1. (chiefly Cantonese) custard

Synonyms

• 乳蛋糕 (rǔdàngāo)
• 卡士達／卡士达 (kǎshìdá)
• 卵腐 (Wenzhounese)
• 吉士打 (jíshìdǎ) (chiefly Cantonese)
• 吉士醬／吉士酱 (jíshìjiàng) (chiefly Cantonese, custard sauce)
• 奶油凍／奶油冻 (nǎiyóudòng)
• 奶黃／奶黄 (nǎihuáng)
• 牛奶沙司 (niúnǎi shāsī)
• 蛋奶凍／蛋奶冻 (dànnǎidòng)
• 蛋漿／蛋浆 (dànjiāng)
• 蛋羹 (dàngēng)
• 軟凍／软冻 (ruǎndòng)
• 雞蛋糕／鸡蛋糕 (Luoyang, Taiyuan)
• 雞蛋糕兒／鸡蛋糕儿 (Muping)

 

Derived terms

• 吉士粉 (jíshìfěn)
• 吉士醬／吉士酱 (jíshìjiàng)

 

Etymology 4

		lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.)	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (吉士)		吉	士

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jíshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gat¹ si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jíshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jíshìh
    • Wade–Giles: chi²-shih⁴
    • Yale: jí-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyishyh
    • Palladius: цзиши (cziši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gat¹ si⁶
    • Yale: gāt sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gat⁷ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ged¹ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

Noun

吉士

1. (literary) virtuous person
2. (literary, laudatory) man
3. (Ming and Qing dynasties) Short for 庶吉士 (shùjíshì).