辯護士

See also: 弁護士 and 辩护士

Chinese

	to plead; to defend; defence to plead; to defend; defence; plea	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (辯護士)	辯護	士
simp. (辩护士)	辩护	士
2nd round simp.	弁护士

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): bin⁶ wu⁶ si⁶
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: pien⁴-hu⁴-shih⁴
  - Yale: byàn-hù-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biannhuhshyh
  - Palladius: бяньхуши (bjanʹxuši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bin⁶ wu⁶ si⁶
  - Yale: bihn wuh sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bin⁶ wu⁶ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bin⁶ wu⁶ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piːn²² wuː²² siː²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phien-fu-sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: pien fu sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: pian⁴ fu⁴ si⁴
  - 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):

Dialectal synonyms of 律師 (“lawyer”) [map]

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