騎士

See also: 骑士

Chinese

		to ride (an animal or bike); to sit astride	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (騎士)		騎	士
simp. (骑士)		骑	士

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qíshì

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ke⁴ si⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khì-sṳ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khî-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qíshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: císhìh
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi²-shih⁴
  - Yale: chí-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyishyh
  - Palladius: циши (ciši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    奇事
    奇士
    棋士
    棋式
    歧視 / 歧视
    騎士 / 骑士
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ke⁴ si⁶
  - Yale: kèh sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ke⁴ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ké⁴ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɛː²¹ siː²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khì-sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: ki^ˇ sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ki² si⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khî-sū
  - Tâi-lô: khî-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qisu
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi²³⁻³³ su³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi²⁴⁻²² su²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ su³³/

Noun

騎士

(historical) knight (a minor nobleman with an honourable military rank)
阿瑟是一位光芒萬丈的騎士。 [MSC, trad.]
阿瑟是一位光芒万丈的骑士。 [MSC, simp.]
Āsè shì yī wèi guāngmángwànzhàng de qíshì. [Pinyin]
Arthur is a knight in shining armor.
(Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore) motorcyclist; bike or scooter rider

Derived terms

圓桌騎士 / 圆桌骑士 (Yuánzhuō Qíshì)
騎士團 / 骑士团 (qíshìtuán)
騎士教育 / 骑士教育
騎士精神 / 骑士精神

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qíshì, jìshì

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ, ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kei³ si⁶ / gei⁶ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qíshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: císhìh
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi²-shih⁴
  - Yale: chí-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyishyh
  - Palladius: циши (ciši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    奇事
    奇士
    棋士
    棋式
    歧視 / 歧视
    騎士 / 骑士
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìshìh
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴-shih⁴
  - Yale: jì-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihshyh
  - Palladius: цзиши (cziši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kei³ si⁶ / gei⁶ si⁶
  - Yale: kei sih / geih sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei³ si⁶ / gei⁶ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: kéi³ xi⁶ / géi⁶ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯³³ siː²²/, /kei̯²² siː²²/

Noun

騎士

(literary, historical) horseman; cavalryman

See also

騎兵／骑兵 (qíbīng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
騎	士
き Grade: S	し Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きし [kíꜜshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [kʲiɕi]

(Tokyo) きし [kìshíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[1]^[2]^[3] non-lexical pitch that some speakers employ to reconcile coinciding devoicing and accenting
IPA^(key): [kʲi̥ɕi]

Noun

騎(き)士(し) • (kishi)

knight (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
- 1999 February 4, “暗(あん)黒(こく)騎(き)士(し)ガイア [Gaia the Dark Knight]”, in Vol.1, Konami:
  
  風(かぜ)よりも速(はや)く走(はし)る馬(うま)に乗(の)った騎(き)士(し)。突(とっ)進(しん)攻(こう)撃(げき)に注(ちゅう)意(い)。
  Kaze yori mo hayaku hashiru uma ni notta kishi. Tosshin kōgeki ni chūi.
  A knight who mounts a steed that is as fast as the wind. Look out for his charge attacks.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
騎	士

Noun

騎士 • (gisa) (hangeul 기사)

hanja form^? of 기사 (“knight”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
騎	士

Noun

騎士

chữ Hán form of kị sĩ (“knight”)