修身

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
simp. and trad. (修身)		修	身

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiūshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡ ㄕㄣ

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiūshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡ ㄕㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shioushen
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sioushen
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • 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´ siin´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xiu¹ sin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ɕi̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨn²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siu-sin
    • Tâi-lô: siu-sin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siusyn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiu⁴⁴⁻²² ɕin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiu³³ ɕin³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiu⁴⁴⁻²² ɕin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕiu⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiu⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕin⁴⁴/

Verb

修身

1. to cultivate one's moral character

   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, circa 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.

Derived terms

修身養德／修身养德 修身養性／修身养性

修身齊家／修身齐家

Adjective

修身

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