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吉士

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Chinese

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Etymology 1

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phonetic
simp. and trad.
(吉士)

Borrowed from English cheese.

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Noun

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吉士

  1. (Mainland China) cheese
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Etymology 2

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phonetic
simp. and trad.
(吉士)
alternative forms gut屎
吉屎

Borrowed from English guts.

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Noun

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吉士

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) guts; courage

Etymology 3

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phonetic
simp. and trad.
(吉士)

Borrowed from English custard, via Cantonese.

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吉士

  1. (chiefly Cantonese) custard
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Etymology 4

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lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.) scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad.
(吉士)

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吉士

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