# 搣時
## Chinese
### Etymology

From English Miss.

### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): mit$^1$ si$^4$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mit$^1$ si$^4$
*** Yale: mīt sìh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mit$^7$ si$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mid$^1$ xi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /miːt̚⁵ siː²¹/

### Noun

搣時
* (Hong Kong Cantonese) female teacher (usually young)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 師, 先生 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 教師, 教員, 老師, 先生 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 老師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 老師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 老師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 老師 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 老師, 先生 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 老師, 先生 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 老師, 先生, 教師, 教書匠 derogatory, 叫姑姑 derogatory |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 老師, 教師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 老師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 老師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 老師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 老師 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 教師, 先生, 老師 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 教師, 老師, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 老師, 先生, 教師, 教書佬, 阿Sir male |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 老師, 先生, 阿Sir male, 搣時 female |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 老師, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 老師, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 老師 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 老師, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 老師, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 老師, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 老師 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 老師 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 老師 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 先生 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 老師, 先生 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 老師, 先生 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 老師, 先生, 教師 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 老師, 先生 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 老師, 先生 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 先生, 老師 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 先生 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 先生, 老師, 先生儂 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 先生, 老師, 先生儂 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 先生, 老師, 先生儂, 教學仔, 教冊仔, 教學仔仙 derogatory |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 先生, 先生儂, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Qinzhou (Liwu) | 老師 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 先生, 老師, 教師 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 老師 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 老師 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 老師 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 先生 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 老師, 教師, 教書先生 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 教師, 教書先生 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 教師, 教書先生, 先生 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 老師, 教書先生 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 老師, 教書先生 |

### References

* English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese