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紋身

紋身

See also: 纹身

Chinese

		line; trace; mark	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (紋身)		紋	身
simp. (纹身)		纹	身

Alternative forms

文身

Noun

紋身

tattoo

Synonyms

刺青 (cìqīng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wénshēn

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): man⁴ san¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vùn-sṳ̂n
Min Nan (POJ): bûn-sin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: wénshēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wenshen
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯ən³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    文身
    紋身／纹身
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: man⁴ san¹
  - Yale: màhn sān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: man⁴ san¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mɐn²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vùn-sṳ̂n
  - Hakka Romanization System: vunˇ siin´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vun² sin¹
  - IPA: /vun¹¹ sɨn²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bûn-sin
  - Tâi-lô: bûn-sin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bunsyn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bun²⁴⁻²² ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bun²⁴⁻²² ɕin³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bun¹³⁻²² ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bun²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bun²³⁻³³ ɕin⁴⁴/