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紛飛

简纷飞 · 繁紛飛

Mandarin · pinyin fēn fēi

to swirl in the air (of thickly falling snowflakes, flower petals etc)
to flutter about

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纷: fēn · in disorder, scattered, tangled
飞: fēi · fly; go quickly; dart; high

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1–1 · fen1 fei1

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fan1 fei1

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verb

to swirl in the air; to fly all over

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