側身

简 侧身 · 繁 側身
Mandarin · pinyin cè shēn

Meanings

  1. (to stand or move) sideways
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側
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身
shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
侧
cè · side; incline, slant, lean
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4–1 · ce4 shen1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zak1 san1

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verb

  1. (intransitive, verb-object) to turn or move sideways
  2. (humble) alternative form of 廁身 /厕身 (cèshēn, “to participate; to play a humble role”)

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