粵

縈jing4繞jiu2

simp萦绕
jing4 jiu2yíng rào

English

  1. to linger on
  2. to hover
  3. to encircle
  4. to wrap around; to hover; to linger

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 條狀物纏繞著另一樣嘢;亦都可以形容迴音或者一直擺喺心度嘅諗法

Examples

  • 我昨晚一整夜沒睡好,因為有許多事情縈繞在我的心頭。

    I couldn't sleep well last night because there were lots of things on my mind.

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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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