俠士

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See also: 侠士

Chinese

knight-errant; chivalrous; heroic scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (俠士)
simp. (侠士)

Etymology

Attested earliest in Book of Jin:

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (33) (20)
Final () (158) (19)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () IV III
Fanqie
Baxter hep dzriX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɦep̚/ /d͡ʒɨX/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɦep̚/ /ɖ͡ʐɨX/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɣɛp̚/ /d͡ʒieX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɦɛp̚/ /ɖ͡ʐɨX/
Li
Rong
/ɣep̚/ /d͡ʒiəX/
Wang
Li
/ɣiep̚/ /d͡ʒĭəX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ɣiep̚/ /ɖ͡ʐʱiX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
xié zhì
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jip6 zi6

Noun

俠士

  1. knight-errant

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (俠士):
  • Vietnamese: hiệp sĩ (俠士)