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. 舞蹈的樣子。
  2. 盤旋、停留。
  3. 闌珊、舒展。
  4. 舒展。
  5. 委婉曲折。
  6. 茂盛的樣子。
  7. 淚光閃動的樣子。

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

淚眼婆娑 lèiyǎnpósuō tearful (idiom)

Related entries

動搖 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

搖擺 yáobǎi
  1. to sway
  2. to wobble
  3. to waver
擺動 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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