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

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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    賢士／贤士
    閒事／闲事
    閒適／闲适
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

(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)

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