修身

Chinese

		to decorate; to embellish; to repair to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to study; to write; to cultivate	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (修身)		修	身
simp. #(修身)		修	身

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiūshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau¹ san¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siû-sṳ̂n
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siu-sin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiūshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sioushen
    • Wade–Giles: hsiu¹-shên¹
    • Yale: syōu-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shioushen
    • Palladius: сюшэнь (sjušɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau¹ san¹
    • Yale: sāu sān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau¹ san¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo¹ sen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siû-sṳ̂n
    • Hakka Romanization System: xiu^ˊ siin^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xiu¹ sin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /si̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨn²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siu-sin
    • Tâi-lô: siu-sin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siusyn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siu⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siu³³ sin³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siu⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siu⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁴⁴/

Verb

修身

1. to cultivate one's moral character; to practice self-cultivation

   格物、致知、誠意、正心、修身、齊家、治國、平天下。 [MSC, trad.]
   格物、致知、诚意、正心、修身、齐家、治国、平天下。 [MSC, simp.]

   Géwù, zhìzhī, chéngyì, zhèngxīn, xiūshēn, qíjiā, zhìguó, píngtiānxià. [Pinyin]

   Investigate the nature of things, pursue knowledge, act in good faith, rectify one's mind, cultivate one's moral character, manage one's household, administer state affairs and bring peace to the nation.

   • 修身踐言，謂之善行。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     修身践言，谓之善行。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE

     Xiūshēn jiànyán, wèi zhī shànxíng. [Pinyin]

     To cultivate one's person and fulfil one's words is called good conduct.

Synonyms

• 修養／修养 (xiūyǎng)

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 修身

1. (fashion) slim-fit; body-hugging

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