傍身

Chinese

		near; nestle; near (approaching)	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (傍身)		傍	身
simp. #(傍身)		傍	身
alternative forms		旁身 Cantonese

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàngshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄤˋ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pong⁴ san¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàngshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄤˋ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàngshen
    • Wade–Giles: pang⁴-shên¹
    • Yale: bàng-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: banqshen
    • Palladius: баншэнь (banšɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑŋ⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pong⁴ san¹
    • Yale: pòhng sān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pong⁴ san¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: pong⁴ sen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔːŋ²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/

Verb

傍⫽身 (verb-object)

1. to have or carry with oneself

   一技傍身 [Cantonese]  ―  jat¹ gei⁶ pong⁴ san¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to be equipped with a skill

   留個錢傍下身 [Cantonese, trad.]
   留个钱傍下身 [Cantonese, simp.]

   lau⁴ go³ cin⁴ pong⁴ haa⁵ san¹ [Jyutping]

   to save a bit of money to keep for oneself

   晏晝好似話會落雨喎，帶定把遮傍身穩陣啲。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   晏昼好似话会落雨㖞，带定把遮傍身稳阵啲。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   aan³ zau³ hou² ci⁵ waa⁶ wui⁵ lok⁶ jyu⁵ wo³, daai³ ding⁶ baa² ze¹ pong⁴ san¹ wan² zan⁶ di¹. [Jyutping]

   It seems like it will rain in the afternoon. Let's bring an umbrella with us to be safe.