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挺尸

tǐng shī

2-character word Traditional 挺屍

What 挺尸 means

1. (lit.) to lie stiff like a corpse
2. colloquialto sleep

The characters in 挺尸

• 挺tǐngstraight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body)
• 尸shī(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies)…

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