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身為
  san1 wai4   jyutping
  shen1 wei2   pinyin
state of being; -hood; as; in the capacity


Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
身為 / 身为

This word has been viewed 1617 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 1st Nov 2005 22:47 and last edited on 27th Jan 2020 05:45
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Characters in this word:

 san1  -  body; life; oneself
 wai4 wai6  -  do, act; serve as; be; for

3 compounds containing this word:

一日為師,終身為師 - once a teacher, a teacher for life
一日為師,終身為父 - Even if someone is your teacher for only a day, you should regard him like your father for the rest of your life
捨身為國 - to die for one's country
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