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盎司

盎司

Chinese

		abundant; bowl; dish abundant; bowl; dish; pot	company; control
simp. and trad. (盎司)		盎	司

Alternative forms

盎斯

Noun

盎司

ounce

Synonyms

安士 (ānshì)

Etymology

Transliteration from English ounce.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): àngsī

(Zhuyin): ㄤˋ ㄙ
Cantonese (Jyutping): on¹ si¹
Min Nan (POJ): ong-su

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: àngsī
  - Zhuyin: ㄤˋ ㄙ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anqsy
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀɑŋ⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: on¹ si¹
  - Yale: ōn sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: on¹ si¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ɔːn⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ong-su
  - Tâi-lô: ong-su
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ongsw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔŋ³³ su³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ su⁴⁴/