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鯉魚打挺

简鲤鱼打挺 · 繁鯉魚打挺

Mandarin · pinyin lǐ yú dǎ tǐng

(martial arts, gymnastics) to kip up (spring upright from supine without hands)
(fig.) to jolt upright

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魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
挺: tǐng · to stand upright, straighten; rigid
鲤: lǐ · carp
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

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3–2–3–3 · li3 yu2 da3 ting3

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