四海飄零

简 四海飘零 · 繁 四海飄零
Mandarin · pinyin sì hǎi piāo líng

Meanings

  1. drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
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四
sì · four
海
hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
飄
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零
líng · zero; fragment, fraction
飘
piāo · whirlwind, cyclone; floating
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4–3–1–2 · si4 hai3 piao1 ling2

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sei3 hoi2 piu1 ling4

Cantonese word readings for 四海飄零. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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