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風向標

简风向标 · 繁風向標

Mandarin · pinyin fēng xiàng biāo

vane
propellor blade
weather vane
windsock

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
向: xiàng · toward, direction, trend
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风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
标: biāo · mark, symbol, label, sign; stand the bole of a tree

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1–4–1 · feng1 xiang4 biao1

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noun

weathercock; weathervane
(figurative) indicator; signpost; bellwether

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