護身

See also: 护身

Chinese

		protect	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (護身)		護	身
simp. (护身)		护	身

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hùshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˋ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁶ san¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hō͘-sin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hùshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˋ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hùshen
    • Wade–Giles: hu⁴-shên¹
    • Yale: hù-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huhshen
    • Palladius: хушэнь (xušɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wu⁶ san¹
    • Yale: wuh sān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁶ san¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wu⁶ sen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuː²² sɐn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hō͘-sin
    • Tâi-lô: hōo-sin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoxsyn
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ⁴¹⁻²² sin³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /hɔ³³⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ³³⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/

Noun

護身

1. self-protection

Verb

護身

1. to protect oneself

Derived terms

• 護符 / 护符 (hùfú)
• 護身符 / 护身符 (hùshēnfú)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
護	身
ご Grade: 5	しん Grade: 3
goon	on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ごしん [gòshíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ɕĩɴ]

Noun

護(ご)身(しん) • (goshin) ^{←ごしん (gosin)?}

1. self-protection

Derived terms

• 護(ご)身(しん)加(か)持(じ) (goshin kaji)
• 護(ご)身(しん)術(じゅつ) (goshinjutsu)
• 護(ご)身(しん)スプレー (goshin supurē)
• 護(ご)身(しん)刀(とう) (goshintō)
• 護(ご)身(しん)符(ふ) (goshinfu)
• 護(ご)身(しん)仏(ぶつ) (goshinbutsu)
• 護(ご)身(しん)法(ほう) (goshinhō)
• 護(ご)身(しん)用(よう) (goshin'yō)

References

• “護身”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
護	身

Noun

護身 • (hosin) (hangeul 호신)

1. hanja form^? of 호신