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吉士

jí shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
cheese (loanword) / custard powder / (literary) man (laudatory) / person of virtue
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

吉士 吉士 [ji2 shi4] /cheese (loanword)/custard powder/(literary) man (laudatory)/person of virtue/

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Character information

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  • 吉
    jí

    lucky / giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)

    Jí

    short name for Jilin 吉林[Jí lín] / surname Ji

  • 士
    shì

    member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / soldier / noncommissioned officer / specialist worker

    Shì

    surname Shi

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.