律師

See also: 律师

Chinese

	law	a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
trad. (律師)	律	師
simp. (律师)	律	师
Literally: “statute/discipline master”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): lǜshī

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄩˋ ㄕ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nu² si¹

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): lü̊qsiì
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): leot⁶ si¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): luut⁵ lhu¹
Gan (Wiktionary): 'lit⁶ si¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): li̍t-sṳ̂

(Hailu, HRS): lud^ˋ sii^ˋ

(Meixian, Guangdong): lid⁶ si¹
Jin (Wiktionary): lyeh⁴ si¹
Northern Min (KCR): lṳ̆-sú
Eastern Min (BUC): lŭk-sṳ̆
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): loh⁷ so¹ / luoh⁷ so¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): lu̍t-su / lu̍t-sir / lu̍t-si

(Teochew, Peng'im): lug⁸ se¹ / luh⁸ se¹
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁸liq-sy / ⁸liq-³sy₁
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): li⁶ sr¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǜshī
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˋ ㄕ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lyùshih
  - Wade–Giles: lü⁴-shih¹
  - Yale: lyù-shr̄
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liuhshy
  - Palladius: люйши (ljujši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    律師 / 律师
    律詩 / 律诗
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: nu² si¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lus
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nu²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: lü̊qsiì
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): lüq⁵ sii¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lyʔ⁵ sz̩³¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: leot⁶ si¹
  - Yale: leuht sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loet⁹ si¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lêd⁶ xi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵt̚² siː⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: luut⁵ lhu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵt̚³² ɬu³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'lit⁶ si¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈlit̚⁵ sz̩⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: li̍t-sṳ̂
  - Hakka Romanization System: lid sii^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lid⁶ si¹
  - Sinological IPA: /lit̚⁵ sɨ²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: lud^ˋ sii^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /lut² sɨ⁵³/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: lid⁶ si¹
  - Sinological IPA: /lit̚⁵ sz̩⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: lyeh⁴ si¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /lyəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ sz̩¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: lṳ̆-sú
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly²⁴ su⁵⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: lŭk-sṳ̆
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃uʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ sy⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: loh⁷ so¹ [Phonetic: loh⁶ so¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: leo̍h-seo
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔʔ⁴⁻²¹ ɬo⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: luoh⁷ so¹ [Phonetic: luoh⁶ so¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /luoʔ⁴⁻² ɬo⁵⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lu̍t-su
  - Tâi-lô: lu̍t-su
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ludsw
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /lut̚⁴⁻³² su⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia, Hsinchu)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lu̍t-sir
  - Tâi-lô: lu̍t-sir
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lut̚²⁴⁻² sɯ³³/
  - IPA (Lukang): /lut̚³⁵⁻² sɨ³³/
- (Hokkien: Taichung, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lu̍t-si
  - Tâi-lô: lu̍t-si
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ludsy
  - IPA (Philippines): /lut̚²⁴⁻² si³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: lug⁸ se¹ / luh⁸ se¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lu̍k sṳ / lu̍h sṳ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /luk̚⁴⁻² sɯ³³/, /luʔ⁴⁻² sɯ³³/

Note: luh8 se1 - Bangkok, Hat Yai.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸liq-sy
  - MiniDict: lih^入 sy
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵liq-sr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /liɪʔ¹¹ sz̩²³/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁸liq-³sy₁
  - MiniDict: lih^入 sy^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /liɪʔ²² sz̩⁵¹/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: li⁶ sr¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²⁴ sz̩³³/

Middle Chinese: lwit srij

Rime
Character	律	師
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	術 (52)	脂 (17)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	呂卹切	疏夷切
Baxter	lwit	srij
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/liuɪt̚/	/ʃˠiɪ/
Pan Wuyun	/lʷit̚/	/ʃᵚi/
Shao Rongfen	/ljuet̚/	/ʃiɪ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lwit̚/	/ʂji/
Li Rong	/liuĕt̚/	/ʃji/
Wang Li	/lĭuĕt̚/	/ʃi/
Bernhard Karlgren	/li̯uĕt̚/	/ʂi/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lǜ	shī
Expected Cantonese Reflex	leot⁶	si¹

Noun

律師

lawyer; attorney (Classifier: 個／个; 名; 位)
這位律師專門從事涉外貿易的業務。 [MSC, trad.]
这位律师专门从事涉外贸易的业务。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè wèi lǜshī zhuānmén cóngshì shèwài màoyì de yèwù. [Pinyin]
This lawyer exclusively practices in international trade matters.
(Buddhism) people who understand religious discipline

Synonyms

(lawyer):

Dialectal synonyms of 律師 (“lawyer”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		律師
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	律師
	Taiwan	律師
	Ulanhot	律師
	Tongliao	律師
	Chifeng	律師
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	律師
	Harbin	律師
	Shenyang	律師
	Singapore	律師
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	律師
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	律師
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	律師
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	律師
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	律師
	Zhengzhou	律師
	Xi'an	律師
	Xining	律師
	Xuzhou	律師
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	адвокат
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	律師
	Bayanhot	律師
	Lanzhou	律師
	Ürümqi	律師, 訟師 dated
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	律師
	Wuhan	律師
	Guiyang	律師
	Kunming	律師
	Guilin	律師
	Pingle	律師
	Liuzhou	律師, 師爺 dated
	Luzhai	律師
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	律師, 刀筆工 dated
	Yangzhou	律師
	Nantong	律師, 訟師 dated
	Hefei	律師
Cantonese	Guangzhou	律師, 狀師 dated
	Hong Kong	律師
	Taishan	律師
	Dongguan	律師, 狀師 dated
	Nanning	律師
	Wuzhou	律師
	Yulin	律師
	Rongxian	律師
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	律師, 訟師
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	律師
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	律師
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	律師
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	狀師
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	律師
	Móng Cái	律師
	Bangkok (Guangfu)	律師
	Betong (Rongxian)	律師
Gan	Nanchang	律師
	Lichuan	狀師
	Pingxiang	律師
Hakka	Meixian	律師
	Yudu	律師
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	律師, 辯護士
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	律師, 辯護士
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	律師, 辯護士
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	律師, 辯護士
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	律師, 辯護士
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	律師, 辯護士
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	律師
Huizhou	Jixi	律師
Huizhou	Shexian	律師
Jin	Taiyuan	律師
	Xinzhou	律師
	Taibus (Baochang)	律師
	Linhe	律師
	Jining	律師
	Hohhot	律師
	Baotou	律師
	Dongsheng	律師
	Haibowan	律師
Northern Min	Jian'ou	律師
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	律師
Southern Min	Xiamen	律師
	Quanzhou	律師
	Zhangzhou	律師
	Taipei	律師
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	律師
	Kaohsiung	律師, 辯護士
	Yilan	律師, 辯護士
	Changhua (Lukang)	律師, 辯護士
	Taichung	律師, 辯護士
	Tainan	律師, 辯護士
	Hsinchu	律師
	Kinmen	狀師
	Penghu (Magong)	律師
	Penang (Hokkien)	羅野
	Singapore (Hokkien)	狀師, 羅野, 律師
	Manila (Hokkien)	狀師, 律師
	Shantou	律師
	Bangkok (Teochew)	律師, ทนาย
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	律師
	Singapore (Teochew)	犁爺
	Haikou	律師
Central Min	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	律師
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	律師
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	律師
Wu	Shanghai	律師
	Suzhou	律師
	Danyang	律師
	Hangzhou	律師
	Ningbo	律師, 訟師 dated
	Wenzhou	律師
	Jinhua	律師
Xiang	Loudi	律師
Xiang	Quanzhou	律師

Derived terms

律師事務所 / 律师事务所 (lǜshī shìwùsuǒ)
律師信 / 律师信 (lǜshīxìn)
律師函 / 律师函 (lǜshīhán)
律師席 / 律师席 (lǜshīxí)
律師樓 / 律师楼 (lǜshīlóu)
律師行 / 律师行

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (律師):

→ Japanese: 律(りっ)師(し) (risshi)
→ Korean: 율사(律師) (yulsa)
→ Vietnamese: luật sư (律師)

Others:

→ Zhuang: lizswh

Japanese

Kanji in this term
律	師
りつ > りっ Grade: 6	し Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) りっし [ríꜜsshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɾʲiɕːi]

Noun

律(りっ)師(し) • (risshi)

(Buddhism) priest

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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