贖身

Chinese

		redeem; to ransom	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (贖身)		贖	身
simp. (赎身)		赎	身

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shúshēn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨˊ ㄕㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): suk⁶ san¹
Min Nan (POJ): sio̍k-sin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shúshēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˊ ㄕㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shwushen
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: suk⁶ san¹
  - Yale: suhk sān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: suk⁹ san¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sug⁶ sen¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sʊk̚² sɐn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sio̍k-sin
  - Tâi-lô: sio̍k-sin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siogsyn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔk̚⁴⁻³² ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔk̚²⁴⁻²² ɕin³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɔk̚⁴⁻³² ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɔk̚⁴⁻³² ɕin⁴⁴/

Verb

贖身

to redeem or ransom oneself; to buy back one's freedom (of slaves or prostitutes)

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