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挺身而出

Mandarin · pinyin tǐng shēn ér chū

to step forward bravely

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挺: tǐng · to stand upright, straighten; rigid
身: shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce

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3–1–2–1 · ting3 shen1 er2 chu1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ting5 san1 ji4 ceot1

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(idiomatic) to step forward bravely in an unjust or perilous situation

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