飘摇

飄搖
piāoyáo
  1. floating in the wind
  2. swaying
  3. tottering
  4. unstable

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to be unstable or turbulent
  2. to be unstable or turbulent
  3. to sway in the wind; to shake; to totter; to float in the wind

Wiktionary

  1. 随风飘动。如：「阵阵清风拂来，柳条儿轻轻飘摇，煞是好看。」也作「飘颻」。
  2. 凌风飞翔。《战国策．楚策四》：「奋其六翮而凌清风，飘摇乎高翔。」也作「飘颻」。
  3. 动盪不安。如：「国家正处在风雨飘摇中，全民当团结一致，同舟共济。」也作「漂摇」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 飘 piāo variant of 飘 piāo
=1 飘 piāo
  1. to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft
  2. complacent; frivolous
  3. weak; shaky; wobbly
2 摇 yáo
  1. to shake
  2. to rock
  3. to row
  4. to crank

Containing this entry

风雨飘摇 fēngyǔpiāoyáo
  1. tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)
  2. (of a situation) unstable

Related entries

晃晃悠悠 huànghuangyōuyōu
  1. swaying
  2. wobbling
漂摇 piāoyáo
  1. swaying
  2. tottering
  3. unstable
颤巍巍 chànwēiwēi
  1. trembling
  2. swaying
  3. flickering
  4. tottering
  5. faltering
摇摇欲坠 yáoyáoyùzhuì
  1. tottering
  2. on the verge of collapse
臲 niè
  1. tottering
  2. unsteady
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