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飄舞

简飘舞 · 繁飄舞

Mandarin · pinyin piāo wǔ

to fly up
to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc)

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舞: wǔ · dance, posture, prance; brandish
飘: piāo · whirlwind, cyclone; floating

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1–3 · piao1 wu3

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piu1 mou5

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verb

(of snowflakes, petals, etc.) to dance in the air

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