Chinese word 翻身 meaning explanation pronunciation

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Word

Pinyin fān shēn

Phonetic Notation ㄈㄢㄕㄣ

Englishto turn over (when lying), (fig.) to free oneself, to emancipate oneself, to bring about a change of one's fortunes

Frenchse tourner, se retourner, s'émanciper, se libérer

◎ 翻身 fānshēn

(1) [turn over]∶翻转身体

(2) [free oneself;emancipate;liberate one's life;stand up and win one's emancipation]∶比喻从受压迫、受剥削的情况下解放出来

翻身户

(3) [bring about an upswing]∶比喻改变落后面貌或不利处境

打了个翻身仗

翻身是汉语词汇，拼音fānshēn，出处唐杜甫《哀江头》。