力士

Chinese

		power; force; strength	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (力士)		力	士
anagram		士力

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lìshì

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lik⁶ si⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): le̍k-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lìshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lìshìh
  - Wade–Giles: li⁴-shih⁴
  - Yale: lì-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihshyh
  - Palladius: лиши (liši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    利市
    力士
    立式
    立誓
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lik⁶ si⁶
  - Yale: lihk sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lik⁹ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: lig⁶ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪk̚² siː²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: le̍k-sū
  - Tâi-lô: li̍k-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: legsu
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² su³³/

Noun

力士

strong man; man of great strength

Synonyms

大力士 (dàlìshì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
力	士
りき Grade: 1	し Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

力(りき)士(し) • (rikishi)

sumo wrestler
1. (Ko shogi) A piece in Ko shogi

Synonyms

相撲取(すもうと)り (sumōtori)
お相撲(すもう)さん (osumōsan)

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
力	士

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ks͈a̠]
Phonetic hangul: [역싸]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	yeoksa
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	yeogsa
McCune–Reischauer^?	yŏksa
Yale Romanization^?	yek.sa

Noun

力士 • (yeoksa) (hangeul 역사)

hanja form^? of 역사 (“strongman”)
Synonyms: 장군 (janggun), 장사 (jangsa), 항우장사 (hang'ujangsa)

競技場 에서 그 는 뛰어난 力士로 名聲 을 얻었다.
Gyeonggijang'eseo geuneun ttwieonan yeoksaro myeongseong'eul eodeotda.
In the arena, he earned a reputation as an exceptional strongman.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
力	士

Noun

力士

chữ Hán form of lực sĩ (“strong person, (weightlifting) a weightlifter, (sports, dated, chiefly Overseas Vietnamese) an athlete”)