起司
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (起司) | 起 | 司 | |
| simp. #(起司) | 起 | 司 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English cheese, via Shanghainese.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: qǐsī
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄙ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cǐsih
- Wade–Giles: chʻi3-ssŭ1
- Yale: chǐ-sz̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiisy
- Palladius: цисы (cisy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
綺思 / 绮思
起司
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qìsi
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ˙ㄙ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cìsi̊h
- Wade–Giles: chʻi4-ssŭ5
- Yale: chì-sz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chih.sy
- Palladius: цисы (cisy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ sz̩¹/
- (Standard Chinese)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Noun
起司
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 奶酪 (“cheese”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 奶酪 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 奶酪, 乳酪 |
| Taiwan | 起司, 起士, 乳酪, 乾酪 | |
| Malaysia | 起司, 芝士 | |
| Singapore | 起司, 芝士 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 奶酪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 奶酪 |
| 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 | |