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Mandarin · pinyin piāo miǎo

variant of 飄渺 piāo miǎo

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缥: piāo · light blue silk; dim; misty
缈: miǎo · indistinct, dim; minute; distant

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1–3 · piao1 miao3

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adj

(ideophonic, of object or person) high, far-away and appearing indistinctly; dimly discernible; misty
(ideophonic, of voice) clear and melodious; resounding
(in general) vague; unreal; dreamlike; fleeting

verb

(literary) to drift in the wind or on water; to float; to flutter

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