灰士

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (灰士)		灰	士
simp. ^#(灰士)		灰	士
alternative forms		灰屎表士菲士

Etymology

Borrowed from English fuse.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): fiu¹ si^6-2, fui¹ si^6-2

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fiu¹ si^6-2, fui¹ si^6-2
  - Yale: fīu sí, fūi sí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fiu¹ si^6-2, fui¹ si^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: fiu¹ xi^6-2, fui¹ xi^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fiːu̯⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/, /fuːi̯⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

灰士

(Cantonese) fuse (device preventing overloading of a circuit)
燒灰士／烧灰士 [Cantonese] ― siu¹ fiu¹ si^6-2 [Jyutping] ― to blow a fuse

Synonyms

保險絲／保险丝 (bǎoxiǎnsī)

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