護身

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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

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
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ⁴¹⁻²² sin³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔ³³⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ³³⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/

Noun

護身

self-protection

Verb

護身

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

護身術 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ごしん (Heiban – )^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key):

Noun

護(ご)身(しん) • (goshin) ^{←ごしん (gosin)^?}

self-protection

Derived terms

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
護	身

Noun

護身 • (hosin) (hangeul 호신)

hanja form^? of 호신

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