攝生

Chinese

		assist; collect; absorb	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (攝生)		攝	生
simp. (摄生)		摄	生

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shèshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sip³ sang¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liap-seng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shèshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shèsheng
    • Wade–Giles: shê⁴-shêng¹
    • Yale: shè-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shehsheng
    • Palladius: шэшэн (šɛšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sip³ sang¹
    • Yale: sip sāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sip⁸ sang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xib³ seng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːp̚³ sɐŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liap-seng
    • Tâi-lô: liap-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liapsefng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liap̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

攝生

1. (literary) to care for life; to conserve one's vital powers; to preserve one's health; to keep in good health

Synonyms

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• 保養／保养 (bǎoyǎng)
• 保養身體／保养身体 (bǎoyǎng shēntǐ)
• 攝／摄 (literary, or in compounds)
• 攝衛／摄卫 (shèwèi) (literary)
• 攝養／摄养 (shèyǎng) (literary)
• 頤養／颐养 (yíyǎng) (literary)
• 養生／养生

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
攝	生
せっ > せっ Jinmeiyō	せい Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

攝(せっ)生(せい) • (sessei) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 摂生: maintenance of health through caution in one’s diet

Korean

Hanja in this term
攝	生

Noun

攝生 • (seopsaeng) (hangeul 섭생)

1. hanja form^? of 섭생 (“maintenance of health through caution in one’s diet and living habits”)