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投袂而起

tóu mèi ér qǐ

4-character word

What 投袂而起 means

1. lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom)
2. fig. to get excited and move to action

The characters in 投袂而起

• 投tóuto throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot)…
• 袂mèisleeve of a robe
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up

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