吉士

Chinese

Etymology 1

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(吉士)		 吉 士

Borrowed from English cheese.

Pronunciation

Noun

吉士

  1. (Mainland China) cheese
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 奶酪 (“cheese”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 奶酪
Mandarin Beijing 奶酪、乳酪
Taiwan 起司、奶酪、乳酪、乾酪、起士
Tianjin 奶酪
Malaysia 起司、芝士
Singapore 起司、芝士
Cantonese Guangzhou 芝士
Hong Kong 芝士
Kuala Lumpur 芝士
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 起士
Liudui (S. Sixian) 起士
Hsinchu (Hailu) 起士
Dongshi (Dabu) 起士
Zhuolan (Raoping) 起士
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 起士
Min Nan Xiamen 奶酪、乳酪、鹹牛奶
Taipei 奶酪、乾酪、刺乳、鹹牛奶
Wu Shanghai 起司

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English guts.

Pronunciation

Noun

吉士

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

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English custard, via Cantonese.

Pronunciation

Noun

吉士

  1. (Cantonese) Alternative name for 吉士打 (“custard”).
Derived terms
  • 吉士醬／吉士酱

Etymology 4

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

Pronunciation

Noun

吉士

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