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飘零

piāo líng

2-character word Traditional 飄零

What 飘零 means

1. to fall and wither (like autumn leaves)
2. (fig.) drifting and homeless

The characters in 飘零

• 飘piāoto float (in the air); to flutter; to waft; complacent; frivolous; weak; shaky; wobbly
• 零língzero; nought; zero sign

Words containing 飘零

• 四海飘零sì hǎi piāo língdrifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
• 琴剑飘零qín jiàn piāo língfloating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured…

Sounds the same

Read piāo líng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 漂零variant of 飘零