# 騎士
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qíshì
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ke$^4$ si$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khì-sṳ
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khî-sū
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qíshì
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: císhìh
*** Wade–Giles: chʻi$^2$-shih$^4$
*** Yale: chí-shr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyishyh
*** Palladius: циши (ciši)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$奇事 奇士 棋士 棋式 歧視 / 歧视 騎士 / 骑士
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ke$^4$ si$^6$
*** Yale: kèh sih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ke$^4$ si$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ké$^4$ xi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɛː²¹ siː²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khì-sṳ
*** Hakka Romanization System: ki$^ˇ$ sii
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ki$^2$ si$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khî-sū
*** Tâi-lô: khî-sū
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qisu
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi²³⁻³³ su³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi²⁴⁻²² su²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ su³³/

#### Noun

騎士
* (historical) knight (a minor nobleman with an honourable military rank)
       Āsè shì yī wèi guāngmángwànzhàng de qíshì. [Pinyin]
       Arthur is a knight in shining armor.
* (Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore) motorcyclist; bike or scooter rider

##### Derived terms

* 圓桌騎士 / 圆桌骑士 (Yuánzhuō Qíshì)
* 騎士團 / 骑士团 (qíshìtuán)
* 騎士教育 / 骑士教育
* 騎士精神 / 骑士精神

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qíshì, jìshì
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ, ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): kei$^3$ si$^6$ / gei$^6$ si$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qíshì
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: císhìh
*** Wade–Giles: chʻi$^2$-shih$^4$
*** Yale: chí-shr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyishyh
*** Palladius: циши (ciši)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$奇事 奇士 棋士 棋式 歧視 / 歧视 騎士 / 骑士
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jìshì
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jìshìh
*** Wade–Giles: chi$^4$-shih$^4$
*** Yale: jì-shr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihshyh
*** Palladius: цзиши (cziši)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kei$^3$ si$^6$ / gei$^6$ si$^6$
*** Yale: kei sih / geih sih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kei$^3$ si$^6$ / gei$^6$ si$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kéi$^3$ xi$^6$ / géi$^6$ xi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰei̯³³ siː²²/, /kei̯²² siː²²/

#### Noun

騎士
* (literary, historical) horseman; cavalryman

##### See also

* 騎兵／骑兵 (qíbīng)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 騎 | 士 |
| き Grade: S | し Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) きし [kíꜜshì] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [kʲiɕi]
* (Tokyo) きし [kìshíꜜ] (Odaka –)
* IPA: [kʲi̥ɕi]

### Noun

騎(き)士(し) • (kishi)
* knight (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
** 1999 February 4, “暗(あん)黒(こく)騎(き)士(し)ガイア [Gaia the Dark Knight]”, in Vol.1, Konami:
    風(かぜ)よりも速(はや)く走(はし)る馬(うま)に乗(の)った騎(き)士(し)。突(とっ)進(しん)攻(こう)撃(げき)に注(ちゅう)意(い)。
       Kaze yori mo hayaku hashiru uma ni notta kishi. Tosshin kōgeki ni chūi.
       A knight who mounts a steed that is as fast as the wind. Look out for his charge attacks.

### References

* 1 2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 騎 | 士 |

### Noun

騎士 • (gisa) (hangeul 기사)
* hanja form of 기사 (“knight”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 騎 | 士 |

### Noun

騎士
* chữ Hán form of kị sĩ (“knight”).