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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
甲士
- (archaic) soldiers clad in armor
- (archaic) soldiers (in general)
Synonyms
- 兵人 (bīngrén) (literary)
- 兵仔 (Hakka, Hokkien)
- 兵勇 (bīngyǒng) (dated)
- 兵卒 (bīngzú) (dated)
- 兵員／兵员 (bīngyuán)
- 兵士 (bīngshì)
- 兵跤仔 (Hokkien, dated)
- 士人 (shìrén) (archaic)
- 士兵 (shìbīng)
- 士卒 (shìzú) (archaic)
- 大兵 (dàbīng) (dated, sometimes derogatory)
- 師徒／师徒 (shītú) (Classical Chinese)
- 戰士／战士 (zhànshì)
- 旌旗 (jīngqí) (figurative, literary)
- 武人 (wǔrén)
- 武士 (wǔshì)
- 武夫 (wǔfū) (literary)
- 營兵／营兵 (Hokkien, dated)
- 軍人／军人 (jūnrén)
- 軍士／军士 (jūnshì)