爵士

Chinese

		nobility; (ancient wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle)	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (爵士)		爵	士

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): juéshì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoek³ si⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiok-sū / chiok-sǐr / chiak-sū
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷ciaq-zy

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: juéshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyuéshìh
  - Wade–Giles: chüeh²-shih⁴
  - Yale: jywé-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyueshyh
  - Palladius: цзюэши (czjueši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    爵士
    絕世 / 绝世
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoek³ si⁶
  - Yale: jeuk sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoek⁸ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêg³ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːk̚³ siː²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiok-sū
  - Tâi-lô: tsiok-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cioksu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ su²²/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ su³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiok-sǐr
  - Tâi-lô: tsiok-sǐr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ sɯ²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiak-sū
  - Tâi-lô: tsiak-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciaksu
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siak̚³²⁻⁵ su²²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷ciaq-zy
  - MiniDict: ciah^入 zy
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴jiaq-zr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiaʔ³³ zz̩⁴⁴/

Etymology 1

Noun

爵士

knight; sir

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of English jazz via Shanghainese.

Noun

爵士

(music) jazz

Synonyms

爵士樂／爵士乐 (juéshìyuè)

Derived terms

爵士樂 / 爵士乐 (juéshìyuè)
爵士舞 (juéshìwǔ)
爵士音樂 / 爵士音乐 (juéshì yīnyuè)
爵士鼓 (juéshìgǔ)