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一躍而起

简一跃而起 · 繁一躍而起

Mandarin · pinyin yī yuè ér qǐ

to jump up suddenly
to bound up
to rise up in one bound

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
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而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
起: qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin
跃: yuè · skip, jump, frolic

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1–4–2–3 · yi1 yue4 er2 qi3

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jat1 joek6 ji4 hei2

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