紳士

See also: 绅士

Chinese

member of gentry scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (紳士) 紳 士
simp. (绅士) 绅 士
anagram 士紳/士绅

Etymology

“(male) pervert”
Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 紳(しん)士(し) (shinshi), which was in turn a semantic readaptation of Chinese 紳士/绅士 (shēnshì, “gentleman”). Popularized through Gag Manga Biyori.

Pronunciation


Noun

紳士

  1. gentleman; gentry
  2. (ACG, Internet slang) (male) pervert

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 紳士風度/绅士风度

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (紳士):
  • → Japanese: 紳(しん)士(し) (shinshi)
  • → Korean: 신사(紳士) (sinsa)
  • → Vietnamese: thân sĩ (紳士)

Adjective

紳士

  1. (informal) gentlemanly; courteous

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紳 士
しん
Grade: S
し
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

“(male) pervert”
Popularized through Kumakichi, a character in Gag Manga Biyori.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) し​んし [shíꜜǹshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩɰ̃ɕi]

Noun

紳(しん)士(し) • (shinshi) 

  1. gentleman
  2. (Internet slang) (male) pervert

Synonyms

Korean

Hanja in this term
紳士

Noun

紳士 • (sinsa) (hangeul 신사)

  1. Hanja form? of 신사 (“gentleman”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
紳士

Noun

紳士

  1. chữ Hán form of thân sĩ (“gentleman”).
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