Yē sū huì shì

Traditional: 耶穌會士

耶稣会士 (Yē sū huì shì) is a Chinese word meaning “a Jesuit; member of Society of Jesus”.

Meanings

  1. 1a Jesuit
  2. 2member of Society of Jesus

Characters in 耶稣会士

耶yē · (phonetic ye)稣sū · archaic variant of 蘇|苏[su1]会huì · can; to have the skill; to know how to士shì · member of the senior ministerial class (old)

Related words

会can; to have the skill; to know how to会(bound form) to reckon accounts机会opportunity女士lady约会appointment博士doctor (as an academic degree)耶(phonetic ye)耶interrogative particle (classical)耶final particle indicating enthusiasm etc一会儿a moment聚会party会议meeting

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