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步態蹣跚

简步态蹒跚 · 繁步態蹣跚

Mandarin · pinyin bù tài pán shān

to walk unsteadily

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步: bù · step, pace; walk, stroll
態: Look up this written character
蹣: Look up this written character
跚: shān · stagger, limp
态: tài · manner, bearing, attitude
蹒: pán · to jump over; to limp

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4–4–2–1 · bu4 tai4 pan2 shan1

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bou6 taai3 pun4 saan1

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(idiomatic) synonym of 步履蹣跚 /步履蹒跚 (bùlǚpánshān)

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