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起身

起身

Chinese

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

Verb

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 dak1hei2 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