搖曳

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See also: 摇曳

Chinese

shake; to rock drag
trad. (搖曳)
simp. (摇曳)
alternative forms 搖拽摇拽

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (36) (36)
Final () (91) (35)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter yew yejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/jiᴇu/ /jiᴇiH/
Pan
Wuyun
/jiɛu/ /jiɛiH/
Shao
Rongfen
/jæu/ /jæiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/jiaw/ /jiajH/
Li
Rong
/iɛu/ /iɛiH/
Wang
Li
/jĭɛu/ /jĭɛiH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/i̯ɛu/ /i̯ɛiH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yáo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jiu4 jai6

Verb

搖曳

  1. to sway; to bend (in the wind); to oscillate naturally

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