婆娑

pósuō
  1. to swirl about
  2. (of leaves and branches) to sway

CEDICT

  1. (literary) dancing; frolicking
  2. (literary, of tears) dripping
  3. (literary, of trees, etc.) having luxuriant foliage
  4. dancing; frolicking
  5. dripping
  6. having luxuriant foliage

Wiktionary

  1. 舞蹈的样子。
  2. 盘旋、停留。
  3. 阑珊、舒展。
  4. 舒展。
  5. 委婉曲折。
  6. 茂盛的样子。
  7. 泪光闪动的样子。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 婆 pó
  1. (bound form) grandmother
  2. (bound form) matron
  3. (bound form) mother-in-law
  4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
2 娑 suō
  1. (phonetic)
  2. see 婆娑 pósuō

Containing this entry

泪眼婆娑 lèiyǎnpósuō tearful (idiom)

Related entries

动摇 dòngyáo
  1. to sway
  2. to waver
  3. to rock
  4. to rattle
  5. to destabilize
  6. to pose a challenge to
到了最後的一刻，我的決心突然動搖了。

My resolution dissolved at the last moment.

Source: Tatoeba

摇摆 yáobǎi
  1. to sway
  2. to wobble
  3. to waver
摆动 bǎidòng
  1. to sway
  2. to swing
  3. to move back and forth
  4. to oscillate
晃 huàng
  1. to sway
  2. to shake
  3. to wander about
他上下晃了晃头。

He shook his head up and down.

Source: Tatoeba

忽悠 hūyou
  1. to rock
  2. to sway
  3. to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water)
  4. to flutter (e.g. of a flag)
  5. to trick sb into doing sth
  6. to dupe
  7. to con
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