# 吉士
## Chinese
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from English cheese.

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jíshì
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jíshì
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jíshìh
*** Wade–Giles: chi$^2$-shih$^4$
*** Yale: jí-shr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyishyh
*** Palladius: цзиши (cziši)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$即事 即是 吉事 吉士 急事 集市

#### Noun

吉士
* (Mainland China) cheese

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 奶酪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 奶酪, 乳酪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 起司, 起士, 乳酪, 乾酪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 起司, 芝士 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 起司, 芝士 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 奶酪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 奶酪 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 芝士 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 芝士 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 芝士 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 芝士 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 芝士 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 芝士 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 芝士 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 奶油 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 起士 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 起士 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 起士 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 起士 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 起士 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 起士 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 奶酪, 乳酪, 鹹牛奶 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 奶酪, 乾酪, 刺乳, 鹹牛奶 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | cheese |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 芝士 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 起司 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 起司 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 起司 |

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English guts.

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): gat$^1$ si$^{6-2}$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gat$^1$ si$^{6-2}$
*** Yale: gāt sí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gat$^7$ si$^{6-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ged$^1$ xi$^{6-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɐt̚⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

#### Noun

吉士
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) guts; courage

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from English custard, via Cantonese.

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jíshì
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gat$^1$ si$^{6-2}$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jíshì
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jíshìh
*** Wade–Giles: chi$^2$-shih$^4$
*** Yale: jí-shr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyishyh
*** Palladius: цзиши (cziši)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$即事 即是 吉事 吉士 急事 集市
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gat$^1$ si$^{6-2}$
*** Yale: gāt sí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gat$^7$ si$^{6-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ged$^1$ xi$^{6-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɐt̚⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

#### Noun

吉士
* (chiefly Cantonese) custard

##### Synonyms

* 乳蛋糕 (rǔdàngāo)
* 卡士達／卡士达 (kǎshìdá)
* 卵腐 (Wenzhounese)
* 吉士打 (jíshìdǎ) (chiefly Cantonese)
* 吉士醬／吉士酱 (jíshìjiàng) (chiefly Cantonese, custard sauce)
* 奶油凍／奶油冻 (nǎiyóudòng)
* 奶黃／奶黄 (nǎihuáng)
* 牛奶沙司 (niúnǎi shāsī)
* 蛋奶凍／蛋奶冻 (dànnǎidòng)
* 蛋漿／蛋浆 (dànjiāng)
* 蛋羹 (dàngēng)
* 軟凍／软冻 (ruǎndòng)
* 雞蛋糕／鸡蛋糕 (Luoyang, Taiyuan)
* 雞蛋糕兒／鸡蛋糕儿 (Muping)

##### Derived terms

* 吉士粉 (jíshìfěn)
* 吉士醬／吉士酱 (jíshìjiàng)

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jíshì
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gat$^1$ si$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jíshì
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jíshìh
*** Wade–Giles: chi$^2$-shih$^4$
*** Yale: jí-shr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyishyh
*** Palladius: цзиши (cziši)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$即事 即是 吉事 吉士 急事 集市
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gat$^1$ si$^6$
*** Yale: gāt sih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gat$^7$ si$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ged$^1$ xi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

#### Noun

吉士
* (literary) virtuous person
* (literary, laudatory) man
* (Ming and Qing dynasties) Short for 庶吉士 (shùjíshì).