紋身

See also: 纹身

Chinese

		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
alternative forms		文身

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wénshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): man⁴ san¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vùn-sṳ̂n
• 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

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vùn-sṳ̂n
    • Hakka Romanization System: vun^ˇ siin^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vun² sin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /vun¹¹ sɨn²⁴/
• 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

紋⫽身 (verb-object)

1. to tattoo

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 紋身 (“to tattoo”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
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)

Derived terms

• 紋身師／纹身师
• 紋身藝術家／纹身艺术家 (wénshēn yìshùjiā)