秀 肌 肉

xiù jī ròudictionary entry

to flex one's muscles / (fig.) (of a person, country etc) to demonstrate one's strength

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Original source entry:

秀肌肉 秀肌肉 [xiu4 ji1 rou4] /to flex one's muscles; (fig.) (of a person, country etc) to demonstrate one's strength/

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秀
xiù
(bound form) refined / elegant / graceful / beautiful / (bound form) superior / excellent / (loanword) show (as in 時裝秀|时装秀[shí zhuāng xiù]) / (loanword) to show off / to flaunt (as in 秀廚藝|秀厨艺[xiù chú yì]) / (literary) to grow / to bloom / (of grain crops) to produce ears
肌
jī
(bound form) flesh / muscle
肉
ròu
meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) / (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy / (of a person) flabby / irresolute / Kangxi radical 130

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