賢士

See also: 贤士

Chinese

		worthy (person)	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (賢士)		賢	士
simp. (贤士)		贤	士

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiánshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ si⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiân-sū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiánshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siánshìh
    • Wade–Giles: hsien²-shih⁴
    • Yale: syán-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanshyh
    • Palladius: сяньши (sjanʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin⁴ si⁶
    • Yale: yìhn sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ siː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-sū
    • Tâi-lô: hiân-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiensu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² su²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² su⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn¹³⁻²² su²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ su³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn²³⁻³³ su³³/

Noun

賢士

1. (literary) man of virtue and ability

   • 我學生出門久了，故鄉有如此賢士，竟坐不知，可為慚愧。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     我学生出门久了，故乡有如此贤士，竟坐不知，可为惭愧。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wu Jingzi, The Scholars, 1750 CE

     Wǒ xuéshēng chūmén jiǔ le, gùxiāng yǒu rúcǐ xiánshì, jìng zuò bùzhī, kě wèi cánkuì. [Pinyin]

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Synonyms

• 賢人／贤人 (xiánrén)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (賢士):

• → Japanese: 賢(けん)士(し) (kenshi)
• → Korean: 현사(賢士) (hyeonsa)
• → Vietnamese: hiền sĩ (賢士)