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萍踪浪影 — “Leading a wandering life”

萍踪浪影 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Leading a wandering life”. Constantly drifting from place to place with no fixed abode. Literally, “traces of duckweed, shadows of waves”.

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萍踪浪影 Pronunciation and Pinyin

萍踪浪影 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
萍
píng11transient, wandering, chance encounter
踪
zōng15tracks, traces, or footprints
浪
làng10wave, unrestrained, wandering
影
yǐng15shadow, image, film

Example Sentence with 萍踪浪影

他年轻时四海为家,萍踪浪影,如今才安定下来。
In his youth, he led a wandering life, drifting from place to place, and only now has he settled down.

Idioms Related to 萍踪浪影

Synonyms of 萍踪浪影

  • píng萍zōng踪làng浪jì迹to wander from place to place

More idioms starting with 萍

  • píng萍shuǐ水ǒu偶féng逢meet by chance like duckweeds
  • píng萍shuǐ水xiāng相féng逢meet by chance
  • píng萍shuǐ水xiàng相yù遇meet by chance like duckweed
  • píng萍shuǐ水xiàng相zāo遭meet by chance like duckweeds
  • píng萍zōng踪gěng梗jì迹drifting from place to place
  • píng萍piāo飘péng蓬zhuàn转live a wandering and unsettled life

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What does 萍踪浪影 mean?

萍踪浪影 (píng zōng làng yǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Leading a wandering life”.

How do you pronounce 萍踪浪影?

萍踪浪影 is pronounced píng zōng làng yǐng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 萍踪浪影 literally mean?

Literally, 萍踪浪影 means “traces of duckweed, shadows of waves”. It is used to mean “Leading a wandering life”.

What is the Chinese definition of 萍踪浪影?

像浮萍、波浪一样无定所。比喻到处漂泊,踪迹无定

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