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漂piu1泊pok3

piu1 pok3piu1 bok6piāo bó

English

  1. (of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor
  2. (fig.) to roam; to lead a wandering existence
  3. (usu. of things on a water surface) to drift about with no fixed abode; (fig.) to lead a wandering life

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 居無定所咁流浪,亦都指離開屋企護蔭出外闖蕩

Examples

  • 飄泊異鄉

    to wander aimlessly in a strange land

  • 喺出面漂泊咗咁多年,我真係好掛住啲屋企人!

    Having left home and led a wandering life for so many years, I really miss my family.

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

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