起司

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (起司)
simp. #(起司)

Etymology

Borrowed from English cheese.

Pronunciation


Noun

起司

  1. cheese

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 奶酪 (“cheese”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 奶酪
Mandarin Beijing 奶酪, 乳酪
Taiwan 起司, 奶酪, 乳酪, 乾酪, 起士
Tianjin 奶酪
Malaysia 起司, 芝士
Singapore 起司, 芝士
Cantonese Guangzhou 芝士
Hong Kong 芝士
Kuala Lumpur 芝士
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 起士
Liudui (S. Sixian) 起士
Hsinchu (Hailu) 起士
Dongshi (Dabu) 起士
Hsinchu (Raoping) 起士
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 起士
Min Nan Xiamen 奶酪, 乳酪, 鹹牛奶
Taipei 奶酪, 乾酪, 刺乳, 鹹牛奶
Penang cheese
Wu Shanghai 起司
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