守身

Chinese

		to guard	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (守身)		守	身
simp. #(守身)		守	身

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒushēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² san¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒushēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒushen
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-shên¹
    • Yale: shǒu-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooushen
    • Palladius: шоушэнь (šoušɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau² san¹
    • Yale: sáu sān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau² san¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo² sen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/

Verb

守身

1. to preserve one's integrity; (specifically) to preserve one's chastity

Derived terms

• 守身如玉