搖搖

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Chinese

shake; to rock shake; to rock
trad. (搖搖)
simp. (摇摇)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation


Adjective

搖搖

  1. (literary, ideophonic) swaying; shaking
  2. (literary, ideophonic) uneasy; disturbed; frantic
  3. (literary, ideophonic) distant; faraway

Noun

搖搖

  1. (Fujian) small boat with a scull

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of English yo-yo.

Pronunciation


Noun

搖搖

  1. (Cantonese) yo-yo
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