志士

Chinese

		the will	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (志士)		志	士

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhìshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ si⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chì-sǐr / chì-sū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhìshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhshìh
    • Wade–Giles: chih⁴-shih⁴
    • Yale: jr̀-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhshyh
    • Palladius: чжиши (čžiši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi³ si⁶
    • Yale: ji sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji³ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ siː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chì-sǐr
    • Tâi-lô: tsì-sǐr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɯ²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chì-sū
    • Tâi-lô: tsì-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciesu
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si²¹⁻⁴¹ su³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡si²¹⁻⁵³ su²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡si¹¹⁻⁵³ su³³/

Noun

志士

1. an idealist; visionary; person of ideals and integrity; man of high ambition

Synonyms

• 烈士 (lièshì)

Derived terms

• 仁人志士 (rénrénzhìshì)
• 志士仁人 (zhìshìrénrén)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
志	士
し Grade: 5	し Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

志(し)士(し) • (shishi) 

1. a person of principles, patriot