隨風倒柳

简 随风倒柳 · 繁 隨風倒柳
Mandarin · pinyin suí fēng dǎo liǔ

Meanings

  1. lit. a willow that bends with the wind
  2. one with no fixed principles (idiom)
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隨
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風
fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
倒
dào · fall over; lie down; take turns
柳
liǔ · willow tree; pleasure; 24th lunar mansion, determinative star δ Hydrae
随
suí · follow, listen to, submit to
风
fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
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2–1–3–3 · sui2 feng1 dao3 liu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ceoi4 fung1 dou2 lau5

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ceoi4 fung1 dou2 lau5

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隨風倒柳 · sui2 feng1 dao3 liu3
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Exact source record隨風倒柳 随风倒柳 [sui2 feng1 dao3 liu3] /lit. a willow that bends with the wind/one with no fixed principles (idiom)/