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委蛇

Mandarin · pinyin wēi yí

variant of 逶迤 wēi yí
used in 虛與委蛇 xū yǔ wēi yí

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委: wěi · appoint, send, commission
蛇: shé · snake

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1–2 · wei1 yi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wai1 ji4

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adj

(literary, ideophonic) calm and contented; leisurely; graceful
(literary, ideophonic) winding and continuous; wriggling; zigzagging; meandering
(literary, ideophonic) winding one's way through; moving in a zigzag manner
(literary, ideophonic) acceding; complying; complaisant

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