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身不由己
Mandarin: shen1 bu4 you2 ji3
involuntarily, in spite of oneself
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身世
life experience
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身亡
Mandarin: shen1 wang2
to die
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身份
Mandarin: shen1 fen4
identity; status; position; rank
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身份證
Mandarin: shen1 fen4 zheng4
identity card - In HK, Malaysia and Singapore, it is required by law for all citizens to carry the identity card in person. Introduced by the British, who ironically have not adopted a national identity card system themselves. Yet.
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身價
Mandarin: shen1 jia4
social status / price of a slave / price of a person (a sportsman etc) / worth / value (of stocks, valuables etc)
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身先士卒
Mandarin: shen1 xian1 shi4 zu2
to lead by example; to be ahead of one's charges; to take the lead
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身光頸靚
Mandarin: shen1 guang1 jing3 jing4
Simplified: 身光颈靓
well dressed (spoken)
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身兼兩職
Mandarin: shen1 jian1 liang3 zhi2
to hold two offices at the same time; to have two professions simultaneously
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身兼數職
Mandarin: shen1 jian1 shu4 zhi2
Simplified: 身兼数职
to wear many hats (to have many roles)
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身分
Mandarin: shen1 fen4
position, rank (alternate form of 身份)
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身分證
ID; ID card (alternate form of 身份證)
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身受
Mandarin: shen1 shou4
to experience (personally)
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身在曹營心在漢
body is in one place, while heart is in another
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身在福中不知福
when growing up in happiness, don't appreciate what happiness actually is
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身型
body type
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身壯力健
Mandarin: shen1 zhuang4 li4 jian4
Simplified: 身壮力健
to be healthy and strong (usually used as a festive greeting during Chinese New Year and on special occasions)
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身嬌肉貴
Mandarin: shen1 jiao1 rou4 gui4
Cantonese
of a women to be delicate and fragile
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身嬌肉貴
Mandarin: shen1 jiao1 rou4 gui4
Simplified: 身娇肉贵
describes a person's body and life as being more precious and valuable than others due to them being rich and of a certain social status (such as children from an upper class family)
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身子
Mandarin: shen1 zi5
(Mand. coll.) [1] body [2] pregnancy
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身家
Mandarin: shen1 jia1
(noun) one's total personal assets; one's total wealth; family origin; family background
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身家性命
Mandarin: shen1 jia1 xing4 ming4
a man's life and family possessions
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身家性命財產
Cantonese
everything one has
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身家清白
Mandarin: shen1 jia1 qing1 bai2
from a decent family
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身形
Mandarin: shen1 xing2
body figure or body shape
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身影
Mandarin: shen1 ying3
a person's silhouette; form; figure
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身心靈
Mandarin: shen1 xin1 ling2
body, mind and spirit
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身懷六甲
Mandarin: shen1huai2 liu4 jia3
to be pregnant [Syn][粵]粗身大勢
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身手
Mandarin: shen1 shou3
skill; talent
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身手敏捷
to quickly adjust to changing situations
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