Chinese Word Entry
雅思| Mandarin (Zhuyin): | ㄧㄚˇ ㄙ |
| Mandarin (Pinyin): | Yǎ sī |
| Cantonese (Jyutping): | ngaa5 si1 |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 雅 | gracious, elegant, graceful, refined |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄧㄚˇ (yǎ), ㄧㄚ (yā), ㄧㄚˊ (yá) |
| Cantonese: | ngaa5 |
| Japanese: | ガ (ga)、 ア (a) / みや.び (miyabi)、 みやびやか (miyabiyaka)、 つね (tsune) |
| Korean: | 아 (a) |
| Vietnamese: | nhã |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 疋 |
| 思 | think, consider, ponder, final particle |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄙ (sī), ㄙㄞ (sāi) |
| Cantonese: | si1 |
| Japanese: | シ (shi) / おも.う (omou)、 おもえら.く (omoeraku)、 おぼ.す (obosu)、 おもい (omoi) |
| Korean: | 사 (sa) |
| Vietnamese: | tư, tứ, tai |