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投袂而起

Mandarin · pinyin tóu mèi ér qǐ

Meanings

  1. lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom)
  2. fig. to get excited and move to action
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投
tóu · throw, cast, fling, pitch; jump
袂
mèi · sleeves
而
ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
起
qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin
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2–4–2–3 · tou2 mei4 er2 qi3

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tau4 mai6 ji4 hei2

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投袂而起 · tou2 mei4 er2 qi3
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Exact source record投袂而起 投袂而起 [tou2 mei4 er2 qi3] /lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom)/fig. to get excited and move to action/