拂士

Chinese

		to aid	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (拂士)		拂	士
拂 is the phonetic loan character of 弼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bìshì

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bìshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bìshìh
  - Wade–Giles: pi⁴-shih⁴
  - Yale: bì-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihshyh
  - Palladius: биши (biši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    避世
    壁飾 / 壁饰
    閉市 / 闭市
    幣市 / 币市
    避事
    拂士

Noun

拂士

(Classical) capable and virtuous man who assists in matters of governance
- 入則無法家拂士，出則無敵國外患者，國恆亡。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
  入则无法家拂士，出则无敌国外患者，国恒亡。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
  From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE
  Rù zé wú fǎjiā bìshì, chū zé wú díguó wàihuàn zhě, guó héng wáng. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

羅竹風 [Luo, Zhufeng], editor (1986–1994), “拂士”, in 漢語大詞典 [Hanyu Da Cidian] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House, →ISBN