翩翩起舞

Mandarin · pinyin piān piān qǐ wǔ

Meanings

  1. (to start) dancing lightly and gracefully
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翩
piān · fly, flutter
起
qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin
舞
wǔ · dance, posture, prance; brandish
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1–1–3–3 · pian1 pian1 qi3 wu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pin1 pin1 hei2 mou5

Cantonese word readings for 翩翩起舞. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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pin1 pin1 hei2 mou5

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