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搖曳

搖曳

See also: 摇曳

Chinese

		shake; to rock	drag
trad. (搖曳)		搖	曳
simp. (摇曳)		摇	曳

Verb

搖曳

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yáoyè, yáoyì

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: yáoyè
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yauyeh
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ i̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Pinyin: yáoyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ ㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yauyih
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ i⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    徭役
    搖曳／摇曳
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu⁴ jai⁶
  - Yale: yìuh yaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu⁴ jai⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯²¹ jɐi̯²²/