起士
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (起士) | 起 | 士 | |
| simp. #(起士) | 起 | 士 | |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhí-sṳ̀
- Hakka Romanization System: qiˋ siiˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: qi3 si2
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi³¹ sɨ¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
Noun
起士
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 奶酪 (“cheese”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 奶酪 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 奶酪, 乳酪 |
| Taiwan | 起司, 起士, 乳酪, 乾酪 | |
| Malaysia | 起司, 芝士 | |
| Singapore | 起司, 芝士 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 奶酪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 奶酪 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 芝士 |
| Hong Kong | 芝士 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 芝士 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 芝士 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 芝士 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 芝士 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 芝士 | |
| Móng Cái | 奶油 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 起士 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 起士 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 起士 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 起士 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 起士 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 起士 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 奶酪, 乳酪, 鹹牛奶 |
| Taipei | 奶酪, 乾酪, 刺乳, 鹹牛奶 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | cheese | |
| Chaozhou | 芝士 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 起司 |
| Suzhou | 起司 | |
| Ningbo | 起司 | |
Derived terms
- 起士蛋糕 (qǐshì dàngāo)