搖曳

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See also: 摇曳

Chinese

		shake; to rock	drag
trad. (搖曳)		搖	曳
simp. (摇曳)		摇	曳
alternative forms		搖拽／摇拽

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yáoyè, yáoyì

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄝˋ, ㄧㄠˊ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu⁴ jai⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yáoyè
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yáoyè
  - Wade–Giles: yao²-yeh⁴
  - Yale: yáu-yè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yauyeh
  - Palladius: яое (jaoje)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯³⁵ jɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yáoyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yáoyì
  - Wade–Giles: yao²-i⁴
  - Yale: yáu-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yauyih
  - Palladius: яои (jaoi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯³⁵ i⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    徭役
    搖曳 / 摇曳
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu⁴ jai⁶
  - Yale: yìuh yaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu⁴ jai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yiu⁴ yei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯²¹ jɐi̯²²/

Middle Chinese: yew yejH

Rime
Character	搖	曳
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	宵 (91)	祭 (35)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	餘昭切	餘制切
Baxter	yew	yejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jiᴇu/	/jiᴇi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/jiɛu/	/jiɛi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/jæu/	/jæi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jiaw/	/jiaj^H/
Li Rong	/iɛu/	/iɛi^H/
Wang Li	/jĭɛu/	/jĭɛi^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯ɛu/	/i̯ɛi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yáo	yì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jiu⁴	jai⁶

Verb

搖曳

to sway; to bend (in the wind); to oscillate naturally
- 2020, “致明日的舞 ”, Oscar (lyrics), 林家謙 (music)‎performed by 陳奕迅 :
  
  搖曳裏　到曠野　到晚空　要碰到　永遠青春的夢
  摇曳里　到旷野　到晚空　要碰到　永远青春的梦
  jiu⁴ jai⁶ leoi⁵, dou³ kong³ je⁵, dou³ maan⁵ hung¹, jiu³ pung³ dou³, wing⁵ jyun⁵ cing¹ ceon¹ dik¹ mung⁶
  In the swaying, go to the wilderness, go to the night sky, you must touch the dream that is forever youthful

Synonyms

振
搖動 / 摇动 (yáodòng)
搖擺 / 摇摆 (yáobǎi)
搖晃 / 摇晃
搖蕩 / 摇荡 (yáodàng)
搖顯 / 摇显 (Hokkien)
摵 (Hokkien)
擺動 / 摆动 (bǎidòng)
晃動 / 晃动 (huàngdòng)
舞動 / 舞动 (wǔdòng)
蕩 / 荡 (dàng) (literary, or in compounds)
閃 / 闪 (shǎn)

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