名士

Chinese

		name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (名士)		名	士
simp. #(名士)		名	士

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ si⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bêng-sǐr / bêng-sū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngshìh
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-shih⁴
    • Yale: míng-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingshyh
    • Palladius: минши (minši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ si⁶
    • Yale: mìhng sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ siː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-sǐr
    • Tâi-lô: bîng-sǐr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² sɯ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-sū
    • Tâi-lô: bîng-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bengsu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² su²²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² su²²/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 名士 (Classical)

1. famous literary figure
2. renowned individual without an official position
3. official in charge of criminal prosecution
4. talented yet unconventional individual

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (名士):

• → Japanese: 名士(めいし) (meishi)
• → Korean: 명사(名士) (myeongsa)
• → Vietnamese: danh sĩ (名士)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
名	士
めい Grade: 1	し Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

名(めい)士(し) • (meishi) 

1. celebrity

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Korean

Hanja in this term
名	士

Noun

名士 • (myeongsa) (hangeul 명사)

1. hanja form^? of 명사 (“distinguished person; celebrity; famous person”)