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Trad. 搖手
- to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture)
- crank handle
Trad. 搖櫓
- to scull (with a single oar, usually mounted on the stern of the boat)
Trad. 搖籃
- cradle (for a baby)
- (fig.) cradle; birthplace (of a civilization, movement etc)
Trad. 搖身
- lit. to shake one's body
- refers to abrupt transformation
- same as 搖身一變|摇身一变
Trad. 動搖
- to sway
- to waver
- to rock
- to rattle
- to destabilize
- to pose a challenge to
Trad. 招搖
- to rock back and forth
- (fig.) to act ostentatiously
- to brag
- to show off
Trad. 搖櫓船
- boat propelled by a yuloh (a single sculling oar)
Trad. 搖錢樹
- legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken
- (fig.) source of easy money
Trad. 搖尾乞憐
- lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom)
- fig. to fawn on sb
- to bow and scrape
- to grovel
Trad. 搖搖欲墜
- tottering
- on the verge of collapse
Trad. 搖旗吶喊
- to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on
- to give support to
Trad. 搖身一變
- to change shape in a single shake
- fig. to take on a new lease of life
Trad. 搖頭擺尾
- to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)
- to be well pleased with oneself
- to have a lighthearted air
Trad. 天搖地轉
- lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves
- momentous changes are underway (idiom)
Trad. 風雨漂搖
- tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)
- (of a situation) unstable
Trad. 風雨飄搖
- tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)
- (of a situation) unstable
Trad. 扶搖直上
- to skyrocket
- to get quick promotion in one's career
Trad. 地動山搖
- the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
Trad. 手搖飲料
- hand-mixed drink (of the kind sold at a bubble tea shop)
Trad. 招搖撞騙
- (idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority
Trad. 招搖過市
- (idiom) to parade oneself ostentatiously about town
Trad. 東搖西擺
- (idiom) to sway from side to side; unsteady
- (idiom) indecisive; hesitant