落士

Chinese

		to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (落士)		落	士
simp. ^#(落士)		落	士

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): làoshì

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˋ ㄕˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): no² si⁴

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): luǒsī
Cantonese (Dongguan, Jyutping++): ngok⁸ si³
Gan (Wiktionary): loh⁶ si⁵
Jin (Wiktionary): lau³ si³
Northern Min (KCR): lò̤-sū
Southern Min (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): lo⁶ su⁶
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): laak⁵ sai⁶
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁸loq-zy₆

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Harbin dialect)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: làoshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˋ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: làoshìh
  - Wade–Giles: lao⁴-shih⁴
  - Yale: làu-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lawshyh
  - Palladius: лаоши (laoši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: no² si⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: los
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /no²¹ sz̩²¹³/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: luǒsī
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /luo²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: ngok⁸ si³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔk̚²² si³²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: loh⁶ si⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔʔ⁵ sz̩¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: lau³ si³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /lau⁴⁵ sz̩⁴⁵/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: lò̤-sū
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔ⁴² su⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Leizhou)
  - Leizhou Pinyin: lo⁶ su⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /lɔ³³ su³³/
Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: laak⁵ sai⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lak̚²⁴ səi²²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo)
  - Wugniu: ⁸loq-zy₆
  - MiniDict: loh^入 zy^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵loq-zr₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /loʔ¹¹ zz̩²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /loʔ²² zz̩⁵²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /loʔ²² zz̩³⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /loʔ²² zz̩³⁵/

Verb

落士

(dialectal, xiangqi) to move an adviser (士) back one step

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 下士 (“(xiangqi) to move an adviser back one step”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		下士
Northeastern Mandarin	Harbin	落士
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	落士
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	落士
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	下士, 落士
	Wanrong	落士
	Xi'an	下士, 落士
	Xining	下士, 落士
	Xuzhou	下士, 落士
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	下士
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	下士, 落士
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	下士, 落士
	Guiyang	下士, 落士
	Liuzhou	下士, 落士, 收士
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	下士
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	落士
Cantonese	Dongguan	落士
Gan	Nanchang	下士, 落士
	Lichuan	下士
	Pingxiang	下士
Huizhou	Jixi	落士
Jin	Taiyuan	下士, 落士
Jin	Xinzhou	撐下士, 撐下士子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	落士
Southern Min	Leizhou	落士
Southern Min	Haikou	落士
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	落士
Wu	Shanghai	落士
	Suzhou	落士
	Danyang	落士
	Hangzhou	落士
	Ningbo	落士
	Wenzhou	落士
Xiang	Changsha	下士, 收士