大律師

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	statute/discipline master; lawyer; attorney statute/discipline master; lawyer; attorney; people who understand religious discipline
trad. (大律師)		大	律師
simp. (大律师)		大	律师

Etymology

From the fact that barristers work in the high court, which is referred as 大葛樓／大葛楼 in then Chinese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàlǜshī

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄩˋ ㄕ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ leot⁶ si¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàlǜshī
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄩˋ ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàlyùshih
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-lü⁴-shih¹
    • Yale: dà-lyù-shr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahliuhshy
    • Palladius: далюйши (daljujši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ly⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ leot⁶ si¹
    • Yale: daaih leuht sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ loet⁹ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ lêd⁶ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² lɵt̚² siː⁵⁵/

Noun

大律師

1. (chiefly Hong Kong) barrister

Usage notes

Chiefly used in Hong Kong, as lawyers in Mainland China, Taiwan, Macau and Singapore can act as both barrister and solicitor.