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Jyutping ceot1 san1
Pinyin chū shēn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to be born of
  2. to come from
  3. family background
  4. class origin
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    一個​人​出生​或成​長​嘅​背景
    the background of someone when they are born or brought up
    • 佢出身卑微。
      佢出身卑微。
      keoi5 ceot1 san1 bei1 mei4.
      He was born into poverty.
  2. 動詞
    開始​發展​事業​;​開始​工作​生涯
    to start one's career; to start one's working life
    • 佢做廚師出身嘅。
      佢做厨师出身嘅。
      keoi5 zou6 cyu4 si1 ceot1 san1 ge3.
      He started his career as a chef.
    • 你啲仔女個個都出晒身,你安樂晒啦。
      你啲仔女个个都出晒身,你安乐晒啦。
      nei5 di1 zai2 neoi2 go3 go3 dou1 ceot1 saai3 san1, nei5 on1 lok6 saai3 laa1.
      Your children have all started to work, you are carefree now.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to come from (a background of ...); to be descended from
  2. verb, literary
    to devote oneself (to); to give up one's life (for)
  3. verb, literary
    to become an official; to enter officialdom
  4. noun
    family background (of a person); birth; social class; class origin; ancestry; stock
    • 貴族出身
      贵族出身
      guì zú chū shēn
      to be of noble birth
    • 平民出身
      平民出身
      píng mín chū shēn
      to be of humble birth
  5. noun
    educational or occupational background (of a person)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #546
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    但是歌手并不否认她的出身。
    但是歌手並不否認她的出身。
    dàn shì gē shǒu bìng bù fǒu rèn tā de chū shēn 。
    • However, the singer does not deny her ancestry.
  2. Mandarin
    我出身贫寒。
    我出身貧寒。
    wǒ chū shēn pín hán 。
    • I grew up in a poor family.
  3. Mandarin
    我出身在1960年。
    我出身在1960年。
    wǒ chū shēn zài 1960 nián 。
    • I was born in 1960.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    喺宁锦之战,广东出身嘅将军袁崇焕率领三万人嘅军队抵挡十万人嘅大军。
    喺寧錦之戰,廣東出身嘅將軍袁崇煥率領三萬人嘅軍隊抵擋十萬人嘅大軍。
    hai2 ning4 gam2 zi1 zin3, gwong2 dung1 ceot1 san1 ge3 zoeng1 gwan1 jyun4 sung4 wun6 seot1 ling5 saam1 maan6 jan4 ge3 gwan1 deoi2 dai2 dong2 sap6 maan6 jan4 ge3 daai6 gwan1.
    • In the Battle of Ning-Jin, the Guangdong-born general Yun Sung-wun led an army of mere 30000 men up against a legion of more than 100000 men.
  2. Cantonese
    佢出身卑微。
    佢出身卑微。
    keoi5 ceot1 san1 bei1 mei4.
    • He was born into poverty.
  3. Cantonese
    佢做厨师出身嘅。
    佢做廚師出身嘅。
    keoi5 zou6 cyu4 si1 ceot1 san1 ge3.
    • He started his career as a chef.
  4. Cantonese
    佢出身自一个贫困家庭。
    佢出身自一個貧困家庭。
    keoi5 ceot1 san1 zi6 jat1 go3 pan4 kwan3 gaa1 ting4.
    • He was born to a poor family.
  5. Cantonese
    佢武馆出身㗎,当年真系一个打十个。
    佢武館出身㗎,當年真係一個打十個。
    keoi5 mou5 gun2 ceot1 san1 gaa3, dong1 nin4 zan1 hai6 jat1 go3 daa2 sap6 go3.
    • X
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    为什么“台北国语”会导致台湾腔变“娘”?首先是外省人的出身。
    為什麼“台北國語”會導致台灣腔變“娘”?首先是外省人的出身。
    wèi shén me “ tái běi guó yǔ ” huì dǎo zhì tái wān qiāng biàn “ niáng ” ? shǒu xiān shì wài shěng rén de chū shēn .
    • X
  2. Mandarin
    我们这些繁体字出身的人会不假思索地说“言”是常体,“讠”是变体。但是简体字出身的同志未必会同意。
    我們這些繁體字出身的人會不假思索地説“言”是常體,“訁”是變體。但是簡體字出身的同志未必會同意。
    wǒ men zhè xiē fán tǐ zì chū shēn de rén huì bù jiǎ sī suǒ dì shuō “ yán ” shì cháng tǐ , “ 讠 ” shì biàn tǐ . dàn shì jiǎn tǐ zì chū shēn de tóng zhì wèi bì huì tóng yì .
    • Those of us who grew up with traditional Chinese characters will not hesitate to say that 言 (yán) is orthodox and that 讠 is a variant. But those comrades who grew up with simplified Chinese characters may not necessarily agree.
  3. Mandarin
    贵族出身
    貴族出身
    guì zú chū shēn
    • to be of noble birth
  4. Mandarin
    平民出身
    平民出身
    píng mín chū shēn
    • to be of humble birth
  5. Mandarin
    媒体老板很多都是财团出身,媒体只是他们一个“副业”而已。可以说是非常的…斜杠
    媒體老闆很多都是財團出身,媒體只是他們一個“副業”而已。可以説是非常的…斜槓
    méi tǐ lǎo bǎn hěn duō dōu shì cái tuán chū shēn , méi tǐ zhǐ shì tā men yī ge “ fù yè ” ér yǐ . kě yǐ shuō shì fēi cháng de . . . xié gàng
    • Lots of bosses in the media industry do have enterprise backgrounds. For them, the media industry is just one of their sidelines. It can be said that they are very... slash.