國士

See also: 國土

Chinese

		country; state; nation	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (國士)		國	士
simp. (国士)		国	士

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guóshì

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwok³ si⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kok-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guóshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guóshìh
  - Wade–Giles: kuo²-shih⁴
  - Yale: gwó-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwoshyh
  - Palladius: гоши (goši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    國事 / 国事
    國勢 / 国势
    國是 / 国是
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwok³ si⁶
  - Yale: gwok sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwok⁸ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: guog³ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːk̚³ siː²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-sū
  - Tâi-lô: kok-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koksu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ su²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ su⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ su²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ su³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ su³³/

Noun

國士

(literary) distinguished and most excellent person in a country

Japanese

Kanji in this term
國	士
こく Jinmeiyō	し Grade: 5
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 國士 – see the following entry.

【国士こくし】

[noun] a patriot; a distinguished citizen

(This term, 國士, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)