stretch out leg; die (humorous)
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to stretch out one's leg; to kick one's leg out
A descriptive action verb often used in narrative contexts.
Tā他
zài在
chuáng床
shàng上
dēng蹬
le了
dēng蹬
tuǐ腿
，
zuò坐
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
He stretched his legs on the bed and sat up.
Xiǎo小
yīng婴
ér儿
gāo高
xìng兴
de地
zài在
kōng空
zhōng中
dēng蹬
tuǐ腿
。
The baby happily kicked its legs in the air.
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Tā他
lèi累
de得
wǎng往
shā沙
fā发
shàng上
yī一
tǎng躺
，
dēng蹬
le了
jǐ几
xià下
tuǐ腿
。
He was so tired he lay down on the sofa and kicked his legs a few times.
verb
to die; to kick the bucket (humorous)
dialectAn informal, somewhat humorous or irreverent euphemism for dying. Often used with 儿化音. Marked as dialectal in the source.
Lǎo老
yé爷
zi子
zuó昨
wǎn晚
dēng蹬
tuǐ腿
r儿
le了
。
The old man kicked the bucket last night.
Tā他
shuō说
zì自
jǐ己
yào要
shì是
bù不
jiè戒
yān烟
，
kě可
néng能
jiù就
děi得
zǎo早
dēng蹬
tuǐ腿
r儿
。
He said if he doesn't quit smoking, he might kick the bucket early.