盎司

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (盎司)		盎	司
simp. #(盎司)		盎	司
alternative forms		盎斯

Etymology

Borrowed from English ounce.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àngsī

  (Zhuyin): ㄤˋ ㄙ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): on¹ si¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): òng-su / ong-su / óng-sù

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àngsī
    • Zhuyin: ㄤˋ ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àngsih
    • Wade–Giles: ang⁴-ssŭ¹
    • Yale: àng-sz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anqsy
    • Palladius: ансы (ansy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɑŋ⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: on¹ si¹
    • Yale: ōn sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: on¹ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: on¹ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːn⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: òng-su
    • Tâi-lô: òng-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: orngsw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ong-su
    • Tâi-lô: ong-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ongsw
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ su⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óng-sù
    • Tâi-lô: óng-sù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ofngsux
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su¹¹/

Noun

盎司

1. ounce

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 盎司 (“ounce”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		盎司
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	盎司
Cantonese	Guangzhou	安士, 安
	Hong Kong	安士, 安
Hakka	Meixian	安士, 英兩
Southern Min	Xiamen	盎司

Descendants

• → Zhuang: angswh