灰士

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (灰士)		灰	士
variant forms		表士菲士

Etymology

Borrowed from English fuse.

Pronunciation

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

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - 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 xi², fui¹ xi²
  - IPA ^(key): /fiːu̯⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/, /fuːy̯⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

灰士

(Cantonese) (electric) fuse
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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