治身

Chinese

		to rule; to govern; to manage to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); cure; treatment; to heal	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
simp. and trad. (治身)		治	身

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhìshēn

(Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄕㄣ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhìshēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄕㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhshen
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵/

Verb

治身

(literary) Synonym of 修身 (xiūshēn, “to cultivate one's moral character”).
- 道之真以治身，其緒餘以為國家，其土苴以治天下。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  道之真以治身，其绪余以为国家，其土苴以治天下。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Dào zhī zhēn yǐ zhìshēn, qí xùyú yǐ wéi guójiā, qí chǎzhǎ yǐ zhì tiānxià. [Pinyin]
  The true object of the Dao is the regulation of the person. Quite subordinate to this is its use in the management of the state and the clan; while the government of the kingdom is but the dust and refuse of it.

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