翩翩

Chinese

		fly fast	fly fast
trad. (翩翩)		翩	翩
simp. ^#(翩翩)		翩	翩

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): piānpiān

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄢㄆㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pin¹ pin¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹phi-phi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: piānpiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢㄆㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pianpian
  - Wade–Giles: pʻien¹-pʻien¹
  - Yale: pyān-pyān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pianpian
  - Palladius: пяньпянь (pjanʹpjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    偏偏
    翩翩
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: pin¹ pin¹
  - Yale: pīn pīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pin¹ pin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: pin¹ pin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiːn⁵⁵ pʰiːn⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    偏偏
    翩翩
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹phi-phi
  - MiniDict: phi^平 phi
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹phi-phi
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pʰi⁵⁵ pʰi²¹/

Adjective

翩翩

graceful; elegant

Adverb

翩翩

lightly (dance/flutter/etc.)
lightly and swiftly (descriptive of movement)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
翩	翩
へん Hyōgai	へん > ぺん Hyōgai
on'yomi

Adjective

翩(へん)翩(ぺん) • (henpen)

fluttering; frivolous