粵

上soeng5身san1

soeng5 san1soeng6 san1shàng shēn

English

  1. upper part of the body
  2. to put on (clothes on the upper body)
  3. (of a spirit, disease, misfortune etc) to afflict one; to possess one
  4. (of people) to have one's soul controlled by sth; to be possessed
  5. upper body; above one's waist

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 靈魂畀其他嘢佔據咗
  2. 人腰以上嘅身體部位嘅統稱

Examples

  • 佢好似鬼上身噉。

    She seems to be possessed by an evil spirit.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 上身嘅狀態-喺做旋轉舞步嗰陣,頭、手臂同身體嘅擺位都可以有好多變化。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 男孩赤裸着上身。

    The boy was naked to the waist.

    Tatoeba · vicch CC BY

  • 汤姆赤裸着上身。

    Tom is barechested.

    Tatoeba · musclegirlxyp CC BY

  • 他的急脾气迟早会惹祸上身。

    His quick temper will get him in trouble one day.

    Tatoeba · mtdot CC BY

  • 他上身长得呈倒三角形,站在那里看上去特帅!

    His upper body looks like it has the shape of an inverted triangle; standing there, he seems extremely handsome!

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

  • 鬼上身

    one's soul controlled by a ghost

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

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