置身 [－－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to place oneself
  2. to stay
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (preposition) 1. At (a place); 2. In (a situation, place etc.)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    身處​；​存在​喺​一​個​地方​或場合
    to place oneself; to be in
    • 置身事外
      置身事外
      zi3 san1 si6 ngoi6
      to keep oneself aloof from a matter; to keep out of an affair
    • 呢度靚到令人覺得好似置身於電視劇入面咁。
      呢度靓到令人觉得好似置身于电视剧入面咁。
      ni1 dou6 leng3 dou3 ling6 jan4 gok3 dak1 hou2 ci5 zi3 san1 jyu1 din6 si6 kek6 jap6 min6 gam2
      It's so pretty here that you feel like you're in a television drama.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to place oneself in; to stay in
    (syn.) 處身, 加入, 廁身, 参加, 插身, 拢场, 參與, 插脚, 厕身, 插足, 攏邊, 參插, 拢边, 參加, 参与, 攏場, 参插, 参入, 參入, 处身, 插腳
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    人获得自由，究竟意味着什么？难道就是从一个牢笼里巧妙地逃出来，其实只是置身于另一个更大的牢笼。
    人獲得自由，究竟意味着什麼？難道就是從一個牢籠裏巧妙地逃出來，其實只是置身於另一個更大的牢籠。
    rén huò dé zì yóu ， jiū jìng yì wèi zhe shén me ？ nán dào jiù shì cóng yí gè láo lóng lǐ qiǎo miào dì táo chū lái ， qí shí zhǐ shì zhì shēn yú lìng yī gè gèng dà de láo lóng 。
    • What does obtaining freedom really mean? It may seem like cleverly escaping out of a cage, but one just ends up in another bigger cage.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    置身事外
    置身事外
    zi3 san1 si6 ngoi6
    • to keep oneself aloof from a matter; to keep out of an affair
    • to stay out of a matter; literally: to place oneself out of the matter
  2. Cantonese
    呢度靓到令人觉得好似置身于电视剧入面咁。
    呢度靚到令人覺得好似置身於電視劇入面咁。
    ni1 dou6 leng3 dou3 ling6 jan4 gok3 dak1 hou2 ci5 zi3 san1 jyu1 din6 si6 kek6 jap6 min6 gam2
    • It's so pretty here that you feel like you're in a television drama.
  3. Cantonese
    温度下降，如必须外出，应避免长时间置身喺寒风中。
    温度下降，如必須外出，應避免長時間置身喺寒風中。
    wan1 dou6 haa6 gong3, jyu4 bit1 seoi1 ngoi6 ceot1, jing1 bei6 min5 coeng4 si4 gaan3 zi3 san1 hai2 hon4 fung1 zung1.
    • The temperature is dropping. If you must go out, please avoid prolonged exposure to wintry winds.
  4. Cantonese
    一拗起钱，我最好都系置身事外喇！
    一拗起錢，我最好都係置身事外喇！
    jat1 aau3 hei2 cin2, ngo5 zeoi3 hou2 dou1 hai6 zi3 san1 si6 ngoi6 laa3!
    • I prefer to keep out of arguments about money.
  5. Cantonese
    入到嚟，犹如置身喺童话世界。
    入到嚟，猶如置身喺童話世界。
    jap6 dou3 lai4, jau4 jyu4 zi3 san1 hai2 tung4 waa2 sai3 gaai3.
    • Once I came in, I felt as if I were in the world of fairy tales.