縛身

Chinese

		to bind; to tie	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (縛身)		縛	身
simp. (缚身)		缚	身

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pa̍k-sin

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pa̍k-sin
    • Tâi-lô: pa̍k-sin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pagsyn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pak̚⁴⁻³² sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pak̚²⁴⁻² sin³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/

Adjective

縛身

1. (Hokkien) too tight and small making wearing it uncomfortable (of clothes)
2. (Hokkien, figurative) unable to free oneself from the many things to be done