起士

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (起士)		起	士
simp. #(起士)		起	士

Etymology

Borrowed from English cheese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋ

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhí-sṳ̀

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qǐshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cǐshìh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi³-shih⁴
    • Yale: chǐ-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiishyh
    • Palladius: циши (ciši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 乞士 啟事／启事 啟示／启示 綺室／绮室 豈是／岂是 起事 起勢／起势 起士 起誓

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhí-sṳ̀
    • Hakka Romanization System: qi` siiˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qi³ si²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi³¹ sɨ¹¹/

Noun

起士

1. (chiefly Taiwan) cheese

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 奶酪 (“cheese”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		奶酪
Mandarin	Beijing	奶酪, 乳酪
	Taiwan	起司, 起士, 乳酪, 乾酪
	Tianjin	奶酪
	Guilin	奶酪
	Malaysia	起司, 芝士
	Singapore	起司, 芝士
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)