翻身

Chinese

flit about; translate; turn over
 
body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
simp. and trad.
(翻身)

Pronunciation


Verb

翻身

  1. to turn over; to double over
  2. to turn around
  3. to stand up
  4. to free oneself; to emancipate oneself

Derived terms

Noun

翻身

  1. emancipation
  2. (classical Chinese dance) a turning technique in which the dancer keeps the torso tilted while stretching out both arms on a vertical plane, spinning to resemble an electric fan

Derived terms

  • 串翻身
  • 吸腿翻身
  • 探海翻身
  • 踏步翻身
  • 點步翻身点步翻身

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (翻身):

Proper noun

翻身

  1. () Fanshen (a village in Zhonglu, Lichuan, Enshi, Hubei, China)
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