起身

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Chinese

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to rise; to raise; to get up
body; torso; person
body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
 
trad. (起身)
simp. #(起身)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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起身

  1. to get up
  2. to get out of bed
    捨得起身 [Cantonese, trad.]
    舍得起身 [Cantonese, simp.]
    dou1 seng4 dim2 gaa3 laa3 wo3. zung6 mei6 se2 dak1 hei2 san1 aa4? [Jyutping]
    It's like one o'clock already. You still don't want to get out of bed?
  3. to set out (on a journey); to leave for; to set off; to depart; to leave (for a place)
  4. (Zhangzhou Hokkien, euphemistic) to pass away; to die

Synonyms

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  • (to set out):
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  • (to pass away):

Derived terms

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