My Wenlin dictionary describes 身 as also a measure word for "suits of clothing".
Is it commonly used by Chinese speakers?
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Yes ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,– fefeCommented Jul 7, 2019 at 2:48
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身 as a classifier means 'a suits of' or "a body full of" but it usually only use '一' (one) as counting word
Example:
他一身白色衣褲鞋帽 = He in a suits of white clothing, shoes and hat.
他兩身白色衣褲鞋帽 is ungrammatical
一身酒味 = a body full of alcohol smell
兩身酒味 is ungrammatical
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@fefe Yes, 他買了一身白衣 can be changed to 两身, 几身; I think you can only use one when a pronoun instead of verb precede 一身, as in 他一身白衣, cannot be changed to 他几身白衣; As for classifier "a body full of" 一 would be the only counting word, As in "一身武器" (a body full of weapons)– Tang Ho ♦Commented Jul 7, 2019 at 3:14
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Sometimes you might see 一身正气，which means this person you wan to describe is full of sense of justice.
