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隨風倒柳

简随风倒柳 · 繁隨風倒柳

Mandarin · pinyin suí fēng dǎo liǔ

lit. a willow that bends with the wind
one with no fixed principles (idiom)

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隨: Look up this written character
風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
倒: dào · fall over; lie down; take turns
柳: liǔ · willow tree; pleasure; 24th lunar mansion, determinative star δ Hydrae
随: suí · follow, listen to, submit to
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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2–1–3–3 · sui2 feng1 dao3 liu3

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ceoi4 fung1 dou2 lau5

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