喱士

Chinese

		grain weight	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (喱士)		喱	士
alternative forms		籬士／篱士

Etymology

Borrowed from English lace.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): lei¹ si^6-2

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lei¹ si^6-2
  - Yale: lēi sí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lei¹ si^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: léi¹ xi^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lei̯⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

喱士

(Cantonese) lace (fabric)

Synonyms

蕾絲／蕾丝 (lěisī)

See also

花邊／花边 (huābiān)

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