身命

身命

Chinese

		body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit	life; fate
simp. and trad. (身命)		身	命

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēnmìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

• Min Nan (POJ): sin-miā

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shēnmìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenminq
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin-miā
    • Tâi-lô: sin-miā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sinmia
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕin⁴⁴⁻²² miã²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕin³³ miã⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕin⁴⁴⁻²² miã²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕin⁴⁴⁻³³ miã³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕin⁴⁴⁻³³ miã³³/

Noun

身命

1. (obsolete) Synonym of 身家性命 (shēnjiā xìngmìng).
2. (Min Nan) state of health; physique; constitution

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
身	命
しん Grade: 3	めい Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) しんめー [shìńméé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) し​んめー [shíꜜǹmèè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕĩmːe̞ː]

Noun

身命 (hiragana しんめい, rōmaji shinmei)

1. body and life, one's life

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
身	命
しん Grade: 3	みょう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) しんみょー [shìńmyóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕĩmʲːo̞ː]

Noun

身命 (hiragana しんみょう, rōmaji shinmyō, historical hiragana しんみやう)

1. body and life, one's life

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN