鲤鱼打挺

Traditional form:

鯉魚打挺

Pinyin (reading):

lǐyúdǎtǐng

Definitions:

• (martial arts, gymnastics) to kip up (spring upright from supine without hands)
• (fig.) to jolt upright

Characters:

• 鲤 - carp
• 鱼 - fish
• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 挺 - to straighten, to stand upright; rigid, stiff

Traditional characters:

• 鯉 - carp
• 魚 - fish
• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 挺 - to straighten, to stand upright; rigid, stiff