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后翻筋斗

hòu fān jīn dǒudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
backward somersault
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-a9738a2de1390325. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

後翻筋斗 后翻筋斗 [hou4 fan1 jin1 dou3] /backward somersault/

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Other forms in these source records: 後翻筋斗

  • 后
    hòu

    empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler / back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-

    Hòu

    surname Hou

  • 翻
    fān

    to turn over / to flip over / to overturn / to rummage through / to translate / to decode / to double / to climb over or into / to cross

  • 筋
    jīn

    muscle / tendon / veins visible under the skin / sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)

  • 斗
    dǒu

    dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[shēng] or one-tenth of a 石[dàn] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object

    dòu

    to fight / to struggle / to condemn / to censure / to contend / to put together / coming together

    Dǒu

    abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Běi dǒu xīng]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.