飄搖

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See also: 飘摇

Chinese

to float shake; to rock
trad. (飄搖)
simp. (飘摇)
alternative forms 飄颻飘飖

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/1
Initial () (2) (36)
Final () (91) (91)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter phjiew yew
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/pʰiᴇu/ /jiᴇu/
Pan
Wuyun
/pʰiɛu/ /jiɛu/
Shao
Rongfen
/pʰjæu/ /jæu/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/pʰiaw/ /jiaw/
Li
Rong
/pʰiɛu/ /iɛu/
Wang
Li
/pʰĭɛu/ /jĭɛu/
Bernard
Karlgren
/pʰi̯ɛu/ /i̯ɛu/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
piāo yáo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
piu1 jiu4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 9752 14704
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2 3
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*pʰew/ /*lew/

Verb

飄搖

  1. to sway in the wind; to shake; to totter; to float in the wind
  2. (figurative) to be unstable or turbulent

Derived terms