粵

土tou2司si1

tou2 si1tǔ sī

English

  1. sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
  2. (English loan) toast; 多士 do1 si2 in Hong Kong
  3. tusi, native chieftains recognized as imperial officials from Yuan dynasty to early years of Republic of China
  4. government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 烘過嘅方包,英文 Toast 嘅音譯,香港叫多士(量詞:塊/片/件)
  2. 由元朝到民國時期嘅中國邊疆官職,由當地原住民族(土著)首領擔任世襲官職

Examples

  • 我的早餐總是咖啡和土司。

    I always have coffee and toast for breakfast.

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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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