持身

Chinese

		to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (持身)		持	身
simp. #(持身)		持	身

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chíshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄔˊ ㄕㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chíshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄔˊ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chíhshen
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih²-shên¹
    • Yale: chŕ-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyrshen
    • Palladius: чишэнь (čišɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

Verb

持身

1. (literary) to make demands on oneself