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Definition 2024

孤身

孤身

Chinese

		lone; lonely	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
simp. and trad. (孤身)		孤	身

Noun

孤身

people who are separated from their families
single or unmarried people

Derived terms

孤身主義／孤身主义 (gūshēnzhǔyì)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gūshēn

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄕㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu¹ san¹
Min Nan (POJ): ko͘-sin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: gūshēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄕㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gushen
  - IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu¹ san¹
  - Yale: gū sān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu¹ san¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kuː⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-sin
  - Tâi-lô: koo-sin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kosyn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ ɕin³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕin⁴⁴/