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Definition 2024

動身

動身

See also: 动身

Chinese

		to use; to act; to move to use; to act; to move; to change	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (動身)		動	身
simp. (动身)		动	身

Verb

動身

to start; to set out

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dòngshēn

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dung⁶ san¹
Min Nan (POJ): tǒng-sin / tōng-sin / tāng-sin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: dòngshēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: donqshen
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dung⁶ san¹
  - Yale: duhng sān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dung⁶ san¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ²² sɐn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǒng-sin
  - Tâi-lô: tǒng-sin
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ²² ɕin³³/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōng-sin
  - Tâi-lô: tōng-sin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doxngsyn
  - IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ɕin⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāng-sin
  - Tâi-lô: tāng-sin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: daxngsyn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /taŋ²²⁻²¹ ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /taŋ²²⁻²¹ ɕin⁴⁴/