安士

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (安士)		安	士
simp. #(安士)		安	士
alternative forms		盎士

Etymology

Borrowed from English ounce.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ānshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄢ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): on¹ si^6-2
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): on¹ si⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ānshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: anshìh
    • Wade–Giles: an¹-shih⁴
    • Yale: ān-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anshyh
    • Palladius: аньши (anʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 安士 安適／安适

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: on¹ si^6-2
    • Yale: ōn sí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: on¹ si^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: on¹ xi^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːn⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: on¹ si⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ɔn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩⁵³/

Noun

安士

1. (chiefly Guangdong, Hong Kong) ounce

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 盎司 (“ounce”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		盎司
Mandarin	Taiwan	盎司
Cantonese	Guangzhou	安士, 安
	Hong Kong	安士, 安
Hakka	Meixian	安士, 英兩
Southern Min	Xiamen	盎司