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詐屍

简诈尸 · 繁詐屍

Mandarin · pinyin zhà shī

sudden movement of a corpse (superstition)
fig. sudden torrent of abuse

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诈: zhà · cheat, defraud, swindle; trick
尸: shī · corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; Kangxi radical 44

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4–1 · zha4 shi1

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zaa3 si1

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verb

(chiefly fiction, of a corpse) to become animate; to move spontaneously
(colloquial) to become active again abruptly after a period of inactivity; to come back unexpectedly

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