隻身

See also: 只身

Chinese

		(a measure word, for birds and some animals, for one of a pair); single	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (隻身)		隻	身
simp. (只身)		只	身

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhīshēn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄕㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zek³ san¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhīshēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄕㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhihshen
  - Wade–Giles: chih¹-shên¹
  - Yale: jr̄-shēn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyshen
  - Palladius: чжишэнь (čžišɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zek³ san¹
  - Yale: jek sān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzek⁸ san¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zég³ sen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛːk̚³ sɐn⁵⁵/

Adverb

隻身

(literary) alone; by oneself
隻身前往／只身前往 ― zhīshēn qiánwǎng ― to proceed alone
- 遙遠，隻身參與漫長競賽。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  遥远，只身参与漫长竞赛。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  From: 鄭欣宜 (Joyce Cheng), 擁抱愛 (Embrace Love)
  jiu⁴ jyun⁵, zek³ san¹ caam¹ jyu⁵ maan⁶ coeng⁴ ging⁶ coi³. [Jyutping]
  From faraway, I'm participating in an endless race by myself.

Synonyms

一手 (yīshǒu)
空身 (kōngshēn)
一個人／一个人 (yīgèrén)
一家頭／一家头 (Shanghainese)

單個／单个 (dāngè)
單獨／单独 (dāndú)
獨個／独个 (dúgè)
獨自／独自 (dúzì)

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