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輕飄飄

简轻飘飘 · 繁輕飄飄

Mandarin · pinyin qīng piāo piāo

light as a feather

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輕: qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle
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轻: qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle
飘: piāo · whirlwind, cyclone; floating

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1–1–1 · qing1 piao1 piao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

heng1 piu1 piu1

Cantonese word readings for 輕飄飄. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adj

(ideophonic, of an object) light; light as if it is about to float
(ideophonic) nimble; relaxed

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