流離顛沛

简 流离颠沛 · 繁 流離顛沛
Mandarin · pinyin liú lí diān pèi

Meanings

  1. destitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means
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流
liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
離
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顛
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沛
pèi · abundant, full, copious; sudden
离
lí · rare beast; strange; elegant
颠
diān · top, peak, summit; upset
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2–2–1–4 · liu2 li2 dian1 pei4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lau4 lei4 din1 pui3

Cantonese word readings for 流離顛沛. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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lau4 lei4 din1 pui3

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