起身 (hei2 san1) — (Cant.) To wake up, to waken, to arise… in Cantonese

heiˊ²起sanˉ¹身

Mandarin Pinyin: qi3 shen1

Meaning of 起身

noun(Cant.) To wake up, to waken, to arise in the morning. If you do this bleary eyed and feeling suicidally awful then you have something in common with this editor. | Mand.: 起床

noun(Mand. and Cant.) to get up (from a sitting or lying-down position)

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Example Sentences with 起身

我聽日七點鐘要起身。

I need to wake up at 7 o'clock tomorrow.

zouˊ²早seoiˍ₆睡zouˊ²早heiˊ²起sanˉ¹身taiˊ²體houˊ²好。

It is good for our body's health to sleep and get up early.

有個叫平仔嘅學生起身

A student called Ping stood up.

跌親就企返起身啦！

If you fall over, get back up again!

heiˊ²起sanˉ¹身wanˎ₄暈wanˎ₄暈deiˍ₆地。

Got up and felt dizzy.

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企起身kei5 hei2 san1

to stand up on one's own feet

趷起身gat6 hei2 san1

lean forward; raise oneself slightly; rise slightly from one's seat

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起身 (hei2 san1) — (Cant.) To wake up, to waken, to arise in the morning. If you do this bleary eyed and feeling suicidally awful then you have something in common with this editor. | Mand.: 起床 in Cantonese