妾身

Chinese

		concubine	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (妾身)		妾	身
simp. #(妾身)		妾	身

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qièshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄣ

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qièshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cièshen
    • Wade–Giles: chʻieh⁴-shên¹
    • Yale: chyè-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiehshen
    • Palladius: цешэнь (cešɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiap-sin
    • Tâi-lô: tshiap-sin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiapsyn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiap̚³²⁻⁴ sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiap̚⁵⁻²⁴ sin³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiap̚³²⁻⁵ sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiap̚³²⁻⁴ sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiap̚³²⁻⁴ sin⁴⁴/

Pronoun

妾身

1. (archaic, humble) I; me

Usage notes

• This first-person pronoun was used by females in ancient times to show modesty.