名士

Chinese

		name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (名士)		名	士
simp. #(名士)		名	士

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ si⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bêng-sǐr / bêng-sū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngshìh
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-shih⁴
    • Yale: míng-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingshyh
    • Palladius: минши (minši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ si⁶
    • Yale: mìhng sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ siː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-sǐr
    • Tâi-lô: bîng-sǐr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² sɯ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-sū
    • Tâi-lô: bîng-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bengsu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² su²²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² su²²/

Noun

名士 (Classical)

1. famous literary figure
2. renowned individual without an official position
3. official in charge of criminal prosecution
4. talented yet unconventional individual

Derived terms

• 名士派
• 名士風流／名士风流
• 斗方名士

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (名士):

• → Japanese: 名士(めいし) (meishi)
• → Korean: 명사(名士) (myeongsa)
• → Vietnamese: danh sĩ (名士)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
名	士
めい Grade: 1	し Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [me̞ːɕi]

Noun

名(めい)士(し) • (meishi) 

1. celebrity

Korean

Hanja in this term
名	士

Noun

名士 • (myeongsa) (hangeul 명사)

1. Hanja form^? of 명사 (“distinguished person; celebrity; famous person”).