粵

翻faan1身san1

faan1 san1fān shēn

English

  1. to turn over (when lying)
  2. (fig.) to free oneself
  3. to emancipate oneself
  4. to bring about a change of one's fortunes
  5. to recover from a predicament or setback

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 成功脱離生活困境

Examples

  • 努力嘅人永遠有翻身嘅機會。

    Those who work hard will always have a chance to turn things around.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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