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撲棱

简扑棱 · 繁撲棱

Mandarin · pinyin pū lēng#

(onom.) fluttering or flapping of wings

Mandarin · pinyin pū leng#

(of wings, curtains etc) to flap; to flutter

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棱: léng · squared timber; angle, edge
扑: pū · pound, beat, strike; attack

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adv

(onomatopoeia) The sound of wings flapping.

verb

to flap; to open up
to struggle

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