duckweed; metaphor for a drifting, rootless existence
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
duckweed
literarySpecifically refers to plants in the genus Lemna. Often used as a classical metaphor in Chinese literature.
Chí池
táng塘
lǐ里
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
lǜ绿
sè色
de的
fú浮
píng萍
。
The pond is covered with green duckweed.
Zhōng中
yī医
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
shǐ使
yòng用
fú浮
píng萍
rù入
yào药
。
Traditional Chinese medicine sometimes uses duckweed as an herb.
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Tā他
de的
shēng生
huó活
xiàng像
fú浮
píng萍
yī一
yàng样
，
méi没
yǒu有
gù固
dìng定
de的
zhù住
suǒ所
。
His life is like duckweed, drifting without a fixed home.