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Chinese
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to rise; to raise; to get up
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shoulder; upper arm
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| trad. (起膊)
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起
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膊
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| simp. #(起膊)
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起
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膊
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Pronunciation
Verb
起膊
- (Cantonese, Hakka) to hoist something over one's shoulder
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客踏入轎扛內，退行入轎，坐定，轎夫起膊。
客踏入轿扛内，退行入轿，坐定，轿夫起膊。 - haak3 daap6 jap6 giu6 gong3 noi6, teoi3 hang4 jap6 giu6, zo6 ding6, giu6 fu1 hei2 bok3.
- The visitor steps in between the shafts, and moves backward and sits down in the sedan, and the bearers raise it up on their shoulders.
Synonyms
- (Hakka) 上膊 (shàngbó)
- (Hakka, Teochew) 上肩