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打醒十二個精神 (daa2 seng2 sap6 ji6 go3 zing1 san4) — to be extremely alert (120% awake) in Cantonese

daaˊ²打sengˊ²醒sapˍ₆十jiˍ₆二go˗₃個zingˉ¹精sanˎ₄神
简 打醒十二个精神
Mandarin Pinyin: da3 xing3 shi2 er4 ge4 jing1 shen2

Meaning of 打醒十二個精神

nounto be extremely alert (120% awake)
nounto be attentive and highly concentrated

Characters in 打醒十二個精神

打daa2
dozen
醒sing2
give (guidance, money, a slap); present (award)
十sap6
KangXi radical 24
二ji6
second; twice
個go3
unit; piece (see Note)
精zing1
skilled; versed; proficient
神san4
abnormal; damaged; out of order

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