身外之物

Chinese

		body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit	outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	's; him/her/it; this	thing; object; matter
trad. (身外之物)		身	外	之	物
simp. ^#(身外之物)		身	外	之	物

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shēnwàizhīwù

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣㄨㄞˋ ㄓㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ ngoi⁶ zi¹ mat⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shēnwàizhīwù
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣㄨㄞˋ ㄓㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shenwàijhihwù
  - Wade–Giles: shên¹-wai⁴-chih¹-wu⁴
  - Yale: shēn-wài-jr̄-wù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenwayjywuh
  - Palladius: шэньвайчжиу (šɛnʹvajčžiu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: san¹ ngoi⁶ zi¹ mat⁶
  - Yale: sān ngoih jī maht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ ngoi⁶ dzi¹ mat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ ngoi⁶ ji¹ med⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ ŋɔːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ mɐt̚²/

Idiom

身外之物

mere worldly possessions; things external to one's life
錢乃身外之物。／钱乃身外之物。 ― Qián nǎi shēnwàizhīwù. ― Money will come and go.

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