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獻身

獻身

See also: 献身

Chinese

		to offer	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (獻身)		獻	身
simp. (献身)		献	身

Verb

獻身

to devote oneself; to commit oneself
to sacrifice oneself

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiànshēn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hin³ san¹
Min Nan (POJ): hiàn-sin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiànshēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiannshen
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hin³ san¹
  - Yale: hin sān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hin³ san¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hiːn³³ sɐn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiàn-sin
  - Tâi-lô: hiàn-sin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiernsyn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕin³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕin⁴⁴/