獨身

See also: 独身

Chinese

		alone; independent; single alone; independent; single; sole; only	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (獨身)		獨	身
simp. (独身)		独	身

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dúshēn

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): duk⁶ san¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): to̍k-sin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dúshēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dúshen
  - Wade–Giles: tu²-shên¹
  - Yale: dú-shēn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwushen
  - Palladius: душэнь (dušɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: duk⁶ san¹
  - Yale: duhk sān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: duk⁹ san¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dug⁶ sen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊk̚² sɐn⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to̍k-sin
  - Tâi-lô: to̍k-sin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dogsyn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² sin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔk̚²⁴⁻² sin³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² sin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² sin⁴⁴/

Noun

獨身

single or unmarried person

Synonyms

(single or unmarried person): 單身／单身 (dānshēn)

Derived terms

獨身主義 / 独身主义 (dúshēn zhǔyì)
獨身仔 / 独身仔

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (獨身):

→ Japanese: 独身(どくしん) (dokushin)
→ Korean: 독신(獨身) (doksin)
→ Vietnamese: độc thân (獨身)

Adverb

獨身

alone; by oneself; away from people

References

“獨身”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
獨	身
どく Hyōgai	しん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

獨(どく)身(しん) • (dokushin)

Kyūjitai form of 独身 (“unmarried person”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
獨	身

Noun

獨身 • (doksin) (hangeul 독신)

hanja form^? of 독신 (“unmarried person”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
獨	身

Adjective

獨身

chữ Hán form of độc thân (“unmarried”)