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): ㄓㄕㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zek³ san¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhīshēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄕㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyshen
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zek³ san¹
  - Yale: jek sān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzek⁸ san¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zég³ sen¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛːk̚³ sɐn⁵⁵/

Adverb

隻身

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.

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