國士

See also: 國土

Chinese

		country; state; nation	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (國士)		國	士
simp. (国士)		国	士

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guóshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwok³ si⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kok-sū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guóshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guóshìh
    • Wade–Giles: kuo²-shih⁴
    • Yale: gwó-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwoshyh
    • Palladius: гоши (goši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwok³ si⁶
    • Yale: gwok sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwok⁸ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: guog³ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːk̚³ siː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-sū
    • Tâi-lô: kok-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koksu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ su²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ su⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ su²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ su³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ su³³/

Noun

國士

1. (literary) distinguished and most excellent person in a country

Japanese

Kanji in this term
國	士
こく Jinmeiyō	し Grade: 5
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 國士 – see the following entry.

【国士こくし】 [noun] a patriot; a distinguished citizen

(This term, 國士, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)