粵

周zau1身san1

also written週身
zau1 san1zhōu shēn

English

  1. whole body
  2. bodily
  3. all over one's body; entire body
  4. bearing many responsibilities and duties

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 遍佈全身
  2. 比喻背負好多責任同義務

Examples

  • 我周身酸痛。

    My whole body is sore.

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  • 個學生俾個老師望到周身唔自在。

    The student became very nervous with the teacher watching him.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我阿爸喺度嗰陣,我就會周身唔自在。

    I feel uneasy in my father's presence.

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  • 周身痕

    to feel itchy over one's entire body

  • 周身癮

    to have strong interest in or obsession about a pastime, hobby, etc all over one's body

  • 孭周身債

    to be heavily in debt

  • 周身公職

    to take up many public offices

  • 爭落周身街數

    to be heavily in debts

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

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