士紳

Chinese

		scholar; warrior; knight	member of gentry
trad. (士紳)		士	紳
simp. (士绅)		士	绅
anagram		紳士／绅士

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shìshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁶ san¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sū-sin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shìshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhshen
    • Wade–Giles: shih⁴-shên¹
    • Yale: shr̀-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhshen
    • Palladius: шишэнь (šišɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 士紳／士绅 試身／试身

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: si⁶ san¹
    • Yale: sih sān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si⁶ san¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi⁶ sen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː²² sɐn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sū-sin
    • Tâi-lô: sū-sin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: suxsyn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /su²²⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/

Noun

士紳

1. gentleman; gentry

Synonyms

• 紳士／绅士 (shēnshì)