# 辯護士
## Chinese
### Etymology

The "lawyer" sense is orthographically reborrowed into Taiwanese Mandarin, Min Nan and Hakka from Japanese 弁護士(べんごし) (bengoshi). Cognate with Jeju 벤호사 (benhosa) and Korean 변호사 (byeonhosa).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): biànhùshì
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨˋ ㄕˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bin$^6$ wu$^6$ si$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phien-fu-sṳ
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): piān-hō͘-sū / piǎn-hō͘-sǐr
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: biànhùshì
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨˋ ㄕˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: biànhùshìh
*** Wade–Giles: pien$^4$-hu$^4$-shih$^4$
*** Yale: byàn-hù-shr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biannhuhshyh
*** Palladius: бяньхуши (bjanʹxuši)
*** Sinological IPA : /pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bin$^6$ wu$^6$ si$^6$
*** Yale: bihn wuh sih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bin$^6$ wu$^6$ si$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bin$^6$ wu$^6$ xi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /piːn²² wuː²² siː²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phien-fu-sṳ
*** Hakka Romanization System: pien fu sii
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pian$^4$ fu$^4$ si$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰi̯en⁵⁵ fu⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Taichung, Tainan, Yilan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piān-hō͘-sū
*** Tâi-lô: piān-hōo-sū
*** Phofsit Daibuun: piexnhoxsu
*** IPA (Tainan): /piɛn³³⁻¹¹ hɔ³³⁻¹¹ su³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung, Yilan): /piɛn³³⁻²¹ hɔ³³⁻²¹ su³³/
** (Hokkien: Lukang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piǎn-hō͘-sǐr
*** Tâi-lô: piǎn-hōo-sǐr
*** IPA (Lukang): /piɛn³³⁻²² hɔ³¹⁻²² sɨ³³/

### Noun

辯護士
* (chiefly derogatory) defender; apologist
* (Taiwan, chiefly Southern Min and Hakka, dated in Mandarin) lawyer; attorney

#### Synonyms

* (lawyer):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 律師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 律師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 律師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 律師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 律師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 律師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 律師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 律師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 律師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 律師 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 律師 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 律師 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 律師 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 律師 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 律師 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 律師 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 律師 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 律師 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 律師 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | адвокат |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 律師 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 律師 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 律師 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 律師, 訟師 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 律師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 律師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 律師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 律師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 律師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pingle | 律師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 律師, 師爺 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luzhai | 律師 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 律師, 刀筆工 dated |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 律師 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 律師, 訟師 dated |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 律師, 狀師 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 律師, 狀師 dated |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 律師, 訟師 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 狀師 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 律師 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 律師 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 狀師 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 律師 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 律師 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 律師 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 律師 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 律師 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 律師 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 律師 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 律師 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 律師 |
| Jin | Linhe | 律師 |
| Jin | Jining | 律師 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 律師 |
| Jin | Baotou | 律師 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 律師 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 律師 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 律師 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 律師 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 律師 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 律師 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 律師 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 律師 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 律師 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 律師 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 狀師 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 律師 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 羅野 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 狀師, 羅野, 律師 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 狀師, 律師 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 律師 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 律師, ทนาย |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 律師 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 犁爺 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 律師 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 律師 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 律師 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 律師 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 律師 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 律師 |
| Wu | Danyang | 律師 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 律師 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 律師, 訟師 dated |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 律師 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 律師 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 律師 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 律師 |

### References

* (Min Nan) “Entry #13202”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 辯 | 護 | 士 |
| べん Hyōgai | ご Grade: 5 | し Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi |||
For pronunciation and definitions of 辯護士 – see the following entry. :
| 【弁護士べんごし】 | [noun] (law) lawyer; attorney |
(This term, 辯護士, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 辯 | 護 | 士 |

### Noun

辯護士 • (byeonhosa) (hangeul 변호사)
* hanja form of 변호사 (“lawyer”)