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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wénshēn

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): man⁴ san¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bûn-sin

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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    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:
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    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 ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bun²⁴⁻²² ɕin³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bun¹³⁻²² ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bun²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bun²³⁻³³ ɕin⁴⁴/

Verb

文⫽身 (verb-object)

Alternative form of 紋身／纹身 (wénshēn, “to tattoo”)

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

Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bûn-sin
  - Tâi-lô: bûn-sin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bunsyn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bun²⁴⁻²² ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bun²⁴⁻²² ɕin³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bun¹³⁻²² ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bun²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bun²³⁻³³ ɕin⁴⁴/

Adjective

文身

(Southern Min) skinny and tall
(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): [bɯ̟̃ᵝɰ̃ɕĩɴ]

Noun

文(ぶん)身(しん) • (bunshin)

tattoo

Korean

Hanja in this term
文	身

Noun

文身 • (munsin) (hangeul 문신)

Hanja form^? of 문신 (“tattoo”).

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