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依依

Mandarin · pinyin yī yī

reluctant to part
(of grass etc) soft and pliable, swaying in the wind

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依: yī · rely on, be set in; consent, obey a wish

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adj

(of branches and leaves) swaying in the wind
reluctant to part
missing; yearning for
vague; faint

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