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漂泊

Mandarin · pinyin piāo bó

(of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor
(fig.) to roam; to lead a wandering existence

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漂: piào · float, drift; tossed about
泊: pō · anchor vessel; lie at anchor

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1–2 · piao1 bo2

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piu1 pok3

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verb

to drift about on water; to float
(figurative) to rove; to live a wandering life; to have no fixed place to live

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