插身

Chinese

		insert; stick in; pierce insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (插身)		插	身
simp. #(插身)		插	身

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chāshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄚ ㄕㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chāshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄚ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chashen
    • Wade–Giles: chʻa¹-shên¹
    • Yale: chā-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chashen
    • Palladius: чашэнь (čašɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

Verb

插⫽身 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. (literal) to squeeze in
2. (figurative) to get involved

Synonyms

• (to get involved):

• 交插 (Hokkien)
• 加入 (jiārù)
• 參入／参入 (cānrù)
• 參加／参加 (cānjiā)
• 參插／参插 (Min Nan)
• 參與／参与
• 廁身／厕身 (cèshēn) (humble)
• 插手 (chāshǒu)
• 插腳／插脚 (chājiǎo) (chiefly something one should not participate in)
• 插足 (chāzú) (figurative, usually derogatory)
• 攏場／拢场 (long³chan²) (Xiang)
• 攏邊／拢边 (long³ bienn¹) (Xiang)
• 置身 (zhìshēn)
• 處身／处身 (chǔshēn) (formal)