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翩翩起舞

Mandarin · pinyin piān piān qǐ wǔ

(to start) dancing lightly and gracefully

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翩: piān · fly, flutter
起: qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin
舞: wǔ · dance, posture, prance; brandish

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1–1–3–3 · pian1 pian1 qi3 wu3

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pin1 pin1 hei2 mou5

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