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風雨飄搖

简风雨飘摇 · 繁風雨飄搖

Mandarin · pinyin fēng yǔ piāo yáo

tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)
(of a situation) unstable

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
雨: yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
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搖: yáo · wag, swing, wave; shake; scull
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
飘: piāo · whirlwind, cyclone; floating
摇: yáo · wag, swing, wave; shake; scull

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1–3–1–2 · feng1 yu3 piao1 yao2

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fung1 jyu5 piu1 jiu4

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(of a situation) turbulent; precarious; tottering

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