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翩翩

Mandarin · pinyin piān piān

elegant
graceful
smart
to dance lightly

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翩: piān · fly, flutter

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1–1 · pian1 pian1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pin1 pin1

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adj

graceful; elegant

adv

lightly (dance/flutter/etc.)
lightly and swiftly (descriptive of movement)

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