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迎風招展

简迎风招展 · 繁迎風招展

Mandarin · pinyin yíng fēng zhāo zhǎn

to flutter in the wind (idiom)

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迎: yíng · receive, welcome, greet
風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
招: zhāo · beckon, summon; recruit, levy
展: zhǎn · open, unfold; stretch, extend
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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2–1–1–3 · ying2 feng1 zhao1 zhan3

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jing4 fung1 ziu1 zin2

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