養身

See also: 养身

Chinese

		give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.)	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (養身)		養	身
simp. (养身)		养	身

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎngshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁵ san¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yông-sṳ̂n

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎngshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎngshen
    • Wade–Giles: yang³-shên¹
    • Yale: yǎng-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeangshen
    • Palladius: яншэнь (janšɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joeng⁵ san¹
    • Yale: yéuhng sān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁵ san¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁵ sen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ¹³ sɐn⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yông-sṳ̂n
    • Hakka Romanization System: iong´ siin´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yong¹ sin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨn²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yông-sṳ̂n
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)iong´ siin´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yong¹ sin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨn²⁴/

Verb

養身

1. to take care of one's health
2. to nourish one's personal vital principle