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- to be a dancing partner to sb
- to perform as a backup dancer
- taxi dancer (hired dancing partner)
- escort
Trad. 舞動
- to move as in a dance
- to wave (some implement)
- to flourish
- (of eyes, hands etc) to dance
- to flutter
- (slang) to battle each other in street dancing (derived from Taiwanese 較, which sounds similar to Mandarin 尬[ga4])
- (slang) to perform weird dance moves
Trad. 飄舞
- to fly up
- to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc)
Trad. 電臀舞
- twerking, sexually provocative dance involving hip movements while in a low, squatting position
Trad. 舞鋼市
- Wugang, a county-level city in Pingdingshan City 平頂山市|平顶山市[Ping2 ding3 shan1 Shi4], Henan
Trad. 舞陽縣
- Wuyang, a county in Luohe City 漯河市[Luo4 he2 Shi4], Henan
Trad. 廣場舞
- square dancing, an exercise routine performed to music in public squares, parks and plazas, popular esp. among middle-aged and retired women in China
Trad. 龍飛鳳舞
- flamboyant or bold cursive calligraphy (idiom)
- lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom)
- fig. to dance about
- to express one's feelings in body language
- to gesture animatedly
- (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs
- can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents
Trad. 跳集體舞
- to do ensemble dancing
- to dance in a group
- (idiom) to display one's facility with words
- to show off one's literary skills
- (original meaning) to pervert the law by playing with legal phraseology (墨[mo4] was a reference to 繩墨|绳墨[sheng2 mo4])
Trad. 張牙舞爪
- to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
- Musudan-ri, North Korean rocket launch site in North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[Xian2 jing4 bei3 dao4]
Trad. 眉飛色舞
- smiles of exultation
- radiant with delight
Trad. 歡忭鼓舞
- see 歡欣鼓舞|欢欣鼓舞[huan1 xin1 gu3 wu3]
Trad. 載歌且舞
- singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations
Trad. 載歌載舞
- singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations
Trad. 歡欣鼓舞
- (idiom) elated and excited; overjoyed
Trad. 鶯歌燕舞
- the warbler sings and the swallow dances
- prosperity abounds (idiom)
- (idiom) to abuse one's position for personal gain
Trad. 喜躍抃舞
- (idiom) to clap and dance in joy
Trad. 項莊舞劍
- lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4] in 206 BC)
- fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent
Trad. 聞雞起舞
- to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom)
- to be diligent in one's studies
Trad. 長袖善舞
- long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
Trad. 歌舞昇平
- lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom)
- fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity
Trad. 亨丁頓舞蹈症
- Huntington's disease
Trad. 亨廷頓舞蹈症
- Huntington's disease
Trad. 北京舞蹈學院
- Beijing Dance Academy
Trad. 項莊舞劍，志在沛公
- see 項莊舞劍，意在沛公|项庄舞剑，意在沛公[Xiang4 Zhuang1 wu3 jian4 , yi4 zai4 Pei4 gong1]
Trad. 項莊舞劍，意在沛公
- lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4]
- an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent