裊裊

袅袅
niǎoniǎo
rising in spirals

CEDICT

  1. (literary, ideophonic, of smoke etc.) slowly billowing upwards; curling upwards; spiralling up
  2. (literary, ideophonic, of something soft and delicate) waving back and forth in the wind
  3. (literary, ideophonic, of voice) lingering in the air
  4. lingering in the air
  5. slowly billowing upwards; curling upwards; spiralling up
  6. waving back and forth in the wind

Wiktionary

  1. 縈迴繚繞的樣子。
  2. 形容輕盈柔弱。唐．杜牧〈贈別〉詩：「娉娉裊裊十三餘，荳蔻梢頭二月初。」也作「嫋嫋」。
  3. 形容搖曳不定。唐．李賀〈老夫採玉歌〉：「斜山柏風雨如嘯，泉腳挂繩青裊裊。」也作「嫋嫋」、「褭褭」。
  4. 音調悠揚不絕。如：「餘音裊裊，繞梁三日」。也作「嫋嫋」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 裊 niǎo
  1. delicate
  2. graceful
2 裊 niǎo
  1. delicate
  2. graceful

Containing this entry

裊裊婷婷 niǎoniǎotíngtíng (idiom) (of a woman) elegant and supple