妾身
Chinese
[edit]| concubine | body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (妾身) | 妾 | 身 | |
| simp. #(妾身) | 妾 | 身 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cièshen
- Wade–Giles: chʻieh4-shên1
- Yale: chyè-shēn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiehshen
- Palladius: цешэнь (cešɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
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妾身
- (Standard Chinese)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiap-sin
- Tâi-lô: tshiap-sin
- Phofsit Daibuun: chiapsyn
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiap̚³²⁻⁴ sin⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiap̚⁵⁻²⁴ sin³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiap̚³²⁻⁵ sin⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiap̚³²⁻⁴ sin⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiap̚³²⁻⁴ sin⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Pronoun
[edit]妾身
Usage notes
[edit]- This first-person pronoun was used by females in ancient times to show modesty.