隻身

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): ㄓ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zek³ san¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄕㄣ
    • 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)⁺
    • Jyutping: zek³ san¹
    • Yale: jek sān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzek⁸ san¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zég³ sen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛːk̚³ sɐn⁵⁵/

Adverb

隻身

1. (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

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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)