生身

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (生身)		生	身
simp. #(生身)		生	身

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēngshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sang¹ san¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēngshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shengshen
    • Wade–Giles: shêng¹-shên¹
    • Yale: shēng-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengshen
    • Palladius: шэншэнь (šɛnšɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sang¹ san¹
    • Yale: sāng sān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sang¹ san¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: seng¹ sen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/

Adjective

生身

1. (attributive) natural (of parents); biological

Derived terms

• 生身父母 (shēngshēn fùmǔ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
生	身
なま Grade: 1	み Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なまみ [nàmáꜜmì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) なまみ [nàmámí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [na̠ma̠mʲi]

Noun

生(なま)身(み) • (namami) 

1. flesh and blood, a living being