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裊裊

简袅袅 · 繁裊裊

Mandarin · pinyin niǎo niǎo

rising in spirals

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袅: niǎo · curling upwards; wavering gently

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3–3 · niao3 niao3

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adj

(literary, ideophonic, of smoke etc.) slowly billowing upwards; curling upwards; spiralling up
(literary, ideophonic, of something soft and delicate) waving back and forth in the wind
(literary, ideophonic, of voice) lingering in the air

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