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棲棲遑遑

简栖栖遑遑 · 繁棲棲遑遑

Mandarin · pinyin xī xī huáng huáng

(idiom) restless; unsettled

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遑: huáng · leisure, leisurely; hurry about
栖: qī · perch; roost; stay

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1–1–2–2 · xi1 xi1 huang2 huang2

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