魂身

Chinese

		soul	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (魂身)		魂	身
simp. #(魂身)		魂	身

Pronunciation

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

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hûn-sin
    • Tâi-lô: hûn-sin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hunsyn
    • IPA (Taipei): /hun²⁴⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hun²³⁻³³ sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hun²⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴/

Noun

魂身

1. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, religion) paper person, used as a scapegoat

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 大人 (tāi-lîn)