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身
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[a body]]
Definitions
  1. 1 [[a body]]
  2. 2 sān gāa 身家 — [assets] a criminal record (OS)
  3. 3 sān gāa chīng baahk 身家清白 — [personal fortune is clean] to have no criminal record, to have a clean record
  4. 4 sān giu yuhk gwai 身驕肉貴 — to come from a rich family; to have high status; to be too high class to undertake a difficult or dangerous task
  5. 5 sān gwōng gēng leng 身光頸靚 — dressed up, elegant, looking good
  6. 6 sān hàhn 身痕 — [body itch] to make trouble; to be addicted to something, e.g. gambling, visiting prostitutes
  7. 7 sān séui sān hohn 身水身汗 — sweating heavily, covered in sweat
  8. 8 sān yáuh sī 身有屎 — [body containing shit] to acknowledge one's guilt
Other Readings
身
body | # adapted from cc-cedict | classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
Words containing 身
隨身帶住
carry with oneself everywhere one goes
瘦身
(verb) Slim down (a body)
度身訂做
Tailor-made
企身
vertical, standing up
兜巴身
to slap; to smack [colloquial]
修身養性
Cultivate one's mind and improve one's character
挺身
stand up to (an enemy and fight); step/come forward; straighten one's back
連身裙
a one piece dress
身骨
[1] bones, relics (of Buddhist holy men), alternative term for 舍利 = sarira w
隱身
to hide oneself; invisible (person or online status)
身兼數職
to wear many hats (to have many roles)
自己身有屎
cover up something bad and don't want to disclose it
歪身歪勢
either sit or stand crookedly; to have an incorrect posture
濕身
to get wet
緊身
[adj] snug; tight-fitting; [n] close-fitting undergarment
脱身
to get away / to escape (from obligations) ; to free oneself ; to disengage [粵
䟴身䟴勢
to act in a low class manner [colloquial]
周身唔𠶧
to have nothing going right; to feel uneasy all over; to have everything going p
周身蟻
(slang) in a lot of trouble;
丙一身
to give someone a thorough thrashing [colloquial]
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