土司

tǔsī

noun #14,385

Measure Word

一片土司 piàn

Meanings

1 sliced bread; toast
2 hereditary tribal headman (historical)

Characters

earth; local (phonetic for toast)

manage; department (phonetic)

Examples

早餐我吃了两片土司。

Zǎocān wǒ chī le liǎng piàn tǔsī.

I had two slices of toast for breakfast.

土司上涂点黄油很好吃。

Tǔsī shàng tú diǎn huángyóu hěn hǎochī.

Toast with some butter is delicious.

Tips

history

The bread meaning is a loanword from English 'toast.' The historical meaning refers to government-appointed hereditary tribal headmen in the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties.

Stroke Order

土 tǔ

司 sī