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

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

名士 (Classical)

famous literary figure
renowned individual without an official position
official in charge of criminal prosecution
talented yet unconventional individual

Derived terms

名士派
名士風流 / 名士风流
斗方名士

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (名士):

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

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) めーし [méꜜèshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [me̞ːɕi]

Noun

名(めい)士(し) • (meishi)

celebrity

Korean

Hanja in this term
名	士

Noun

名士 • (myeongsa) (hangeul 명사)

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