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打醒十二個精神
  daa2 seng2 sap6 ji6 go3 zing1 san4   jyutping
to be extremely alert (120% awake)

Idiom
verb

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
打醒十二個精神

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Characters in this word:

 daa2 daa1  -  hit; strike | dozen
 sing2 seng2  -  wake up; clever
 sap6  -  ten
 ji6  -  two
 go3  -  unit; individual
 zing1 zeng1  -  refined; best; smart; essence; energy
 san4  -  god; divinity; spirit; supernatural; weird
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