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检尸

jiǎn shī

2-character word Traditional 檢屍

What 检尸 means

1. autopsy
2. necropsy
3. postmortem examination

The characters in 检尸

• 检jiǎnto check; to examine; to inspect
• 尸shī(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies)…

Sounds the same

Read jiǎn shī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 捡尸(slang) to target an intoxicated person for sexual assault

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