紋身
See also: 纹身
Chinese
[edit]| line; trace; mark | body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (紋身) | 紋 | 身 | |
| simp. (纹身) | 纹 | 身 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): man4 san1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vùn-sṳ̂n
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bûn-sin
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wúnshen
- Wade–Giles: wên2-shên1
- Yale: wén-shēn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wenshen
- Palladius: вэньшэнь (vɛnʹšɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wən³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 文身
紋身／纹身
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: man4 san1
- Yale: màhn sān
- Cantonese Pinyin: man4 san1
- Guangdong Romanization: men4 sen1
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɐn²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
文身
紋身／纹身
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vùn-sṳ̂n
- Hakka Romanization System: vunˇ siinˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: vun2 sin1
- Sinological IPA: /vun¹¹ sɨn²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
Verb
[edit]紋⫽身 (verb-object)
Usage notes
[edit]On the Chinese mainland, 文身 is preferred over 紋身／纹身.
Synonyms
[edit]Dialectal synonyms of 紋身 (“to tattoo”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 文身, 紋身, 刺青 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 紋身, 刺青 |
| Singapore | 紋身 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 紋身 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 紋身 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 刺龍, 刺鳳, 刺字, 紋身 |
| Quanzhou | 刺字, 紋身 | |
| Zhangzhou | 紋身 | |
| Tainan | 刺字 GT, 刺龍 GT, 刺鳳 GT, 紋身 GT | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 畫尪公 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |