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動搖

简动摇 · 繁動搖

Mandarin · pinyin dòng yáo

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動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
搖: yáo · wag, swing, wave; shake; scull
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
摇: yáo · wag, swing, wave; shake; scull

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4–2 · dong4 yao2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dung6 jiu4

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verb

(transitive) to swing; to rock; to shake
(ergative) to destabilise; to waver; to rattle; to shake; to undermine

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