fan1 san1分身
Jyutpingfan1 san1
Yalefān sān
Definition
To clone or replicate oneself, to spare time for another task, or to pull a body apart.
- literaryto clone oneself, appearing in multiple places at once using magic
- to spare time for a separate task; to attend to other matters
- archaicto pull a body apart by the limbs as a form of execution
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