撲棱

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Chinese

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rush on corner; square beam
trad. (撲棱/撲稜) /
simp. (扑棱)
alternative forms 撲楞扑楞

Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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撲棱

  1. (onomatopoeia) The sound of wings flapping.
    撲棱桃花簌簌 [MSC, trad.]
    扑棱桃花簌簌 [MSC, simp.]
    Jīng dé niǎo què pūléng fēi, zhèn dé táohuā sùsù diào. [Pinyin]
    The birds were startled and flew away with the sound of flapping; the peach blossoms fell rustlingly due to the shaking.

Pronunciation 2

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Verb

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撲棱

  1. to flap; to open up
  2. to struggle
    過去那麼撲棱方式別說撲棱二十就算撲棱老死撲棱 [MSC, trad.]
    过去那么扑棱方式别说扑棱二十就算扑棱老死扑棱 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ shuō lǎo Liáng ya, zhào nǐ guòqù nàme ge pūléng de fāngshì, biéshuō shì zài pūléng èrshí nián, nǐ jiùsuàn pūléng dào lǎosǐ, yě shì bái pūléng ya! [Pinyin]
    I tell you, Old Liang, it's not just about struggling for another twenty years if you struggle in the way you did in the past. Even if you keep struggling until your dying day, your struggles will still be all in vain!

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