紳士

See also: 绅士

Chinese

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

Etymology

“(male) pervert”
Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese (しん)() (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

Descendants

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

Adjective

紳士

  1. (informal) gentlemanly; courteous

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: S

Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(しん)() • (shinshi) 

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

Synonyms

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

紳士 • (sinsa) (hangeul 신사)

  1. Hanja form? of 신사 (gentleman).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

紳士

  1. chữ Hán form of thân sĩ (a learned person; a literatus).
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