紳士

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See also: 绅士

Chinese

member of gentry scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (紳士) 紳 士
simp. (绅士) 绅 士
anagram 士紳／士绅

Etymology

“(male) pervert”
Influenced by Japanese readaptation of the word in modern times. Popularized through the line of Kumakichi, a character in Gag Manga Biyori (see the quotation in Japanese below).

Pronunciation

Noun

紳士

  1. gentleman; gentry
  2. (ACG, Internet slang, ironic) (male) pervert

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (紳士):

Adjective

紳士

  1. (informal) gentlemanly; courteous

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紳 士
しん
Grade: S 		し
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

“(male) pervert”
Popularized through the following line by Kumakichi, a character in Gag Manga Biyori:
仮(かり)に変態(へんたい)だとしても変態(へんたい)という名(な)の紳士(しんし)だよ。
Kari ni hentai da to shite mo hentai toiu na no shinshi da yo.
Even if I'm a pervert, I'm only a gentleman in name of a pervert.

Pronunciation

Noun

紳(しん)士(し) • (shinshi) 

  1. gentleman
  2. (Internet slang, ironic) (male) pervert

Synonyms

Korean

Hanja in this term
紳士

Noun

紳士 • (sinsa) (hangeul 신사)

  1. hanja form? of 신사 (“gentleman”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
紳士

Noun

紳士

  1. chữ Hán form of thân sĩ (“a learned person; a literatus”).
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