雅息士

Chinese

		elegant	rest; news; interest rest; news; interest; breath	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (雅息士)		雅	息	士
simp. #(雅息士)		雅	息	士

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English Essex.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁵ sik¹ si⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaa⁵ sik¹ si⁶
    • Yale: ngáh sīk sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁵ sik⁷ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: nga⁵ xig¹ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː¹³ sɪk̚⁵ siː²²/

Proper noun

雅息士

1. (～郡) (Hong Kong) Essex (a county of England, United Kingdom)