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飛舞

简飞舞 · 繁飛舞

Mandarin · pinyin fēi wǔ

to flutter
to dance in the breeze

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舞: wǔ · dance, posture, prance; brandish
飞: fēi · fly; go quickly; dart; high

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1–3 · fei1 wu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fei1 mou5

Cantonese word readings for 飛舞. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

(literally) to dance in the air; to flutter
(literary, figuratively) to be vivid and lively

noun

(Internet slang) alternative form of 廢物／废物 (fèiwù)

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