文身

Chinese

Etymology 1

		language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (文身)		文	身
simp. #(文身)		文	身
alternative forms		紋身／纹身
文: to tattoo

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wénshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): man⁴ san¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bûn-sin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wénshēn
    • 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:

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      edit edit 文身 紋身／纹身

• 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:

      edit edit 文身 紋身／纹身

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bûn-sin
    • Tâi-lô: bûn-sin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bunsyn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bun²⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bun²⁴⁻²² sin³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bun¹³⁻²² sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bun²⁴⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bun²³⁻³³ sin⁴⁴/

Verb

文⫽身 (verb-object)

1. to tattoo

   Synonym: 紋身／纹身 (wénshēn)

   • 東方曰夷，被髮文身，有不火食者矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     东方曰夷，被发文身，有不火食者矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE

     Dōngfāng yuē yí, pīfà wénshēn, yǒu bù huǒshí zhě yǐ. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 文身斷髮，以避蛟龍之害 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     文身断发，以避蛟龙之害 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE

     wénshēn duànfà, yǐ bì jiāolóng zhī hài [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes

On the Chinese mainland, 文身 is preferred over 紋身／纹身.

Etymology 2

		language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (文身)		文	身
simp. #(文身)		文	身

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bûn-sin

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bûn-sin
    • Tâi-lô: bûn-sin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bunsyn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bun²⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bun²⁴⁻²² sin³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bun¹³⁻²² sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bun²⁴⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bun²³⁻³³ sin⁴⁴/

Adjective

文身

1. (Southern Min) skinny and tall
2. (Southern Min) refined; gentle; not using physical labour to work

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
文	身
いれずみ
Grade: 1	Grade: 3
jukujikun

The kanji is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 文身 (wénshēn).

For pronunciation and definitions of 文身 – see the following entry.

【いれずみ】 [noun] a tattoo (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle) [noun] a punishment in which a criminals were given a tattoo as a mark of their criminal record [verb] to tattoo Alternative spellings 入れ墨, 入墨, 刺青, 黥

(This term, 文身, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
文	身
ぶん Grade: 1	しん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぶんしん [bùńshíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟̃ɰ̃ɕĩɴ]

Noun

文(ぶん)身(しん) • (bunshin) 

1. tattoo

Korean

Hanja in this term
文	身

Noun

文身 • (munsin) (hangeul 문신)

1. hanja form^? of 문신 (“tattoo”)