wandering traces; drifting whereabouts
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
wandering traces (like duckweed); drifting whereabouts
literaryLiterary term describing an itinerant, rootless lifestyle. Often used in classical or poetic contexts to express the transience of travel.
Tā他
bàn半
shēng生
píng萍
zōng踪
làng浪
jì迹
，
cóng从
wèi未
zài在
yī一
gè个
dì地
fāng方
tíng停
liú留
chāo超
guò过
yī一
nián年
。
He spent half his life wandering far and wide, never staying in one place for more than a year.
Zhè这
xiē些
nián年
lái来
píng萍
zōng踪
wú无
dìng定
，
lián连
lǎo老
péng朋
yǒu友
yě也
nán难
yǐ以
lián联
xì系
。
In recent years my whereabouts have been uncertain, making it difficult even to contact old friends.
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Shī诗
rén人
jiè借
píng萍
zōng踪
zhī之
tàn叹
，
shū抒
fā发
le了
yóu游
zǐ子
sī思
xiāng乡
zhī之
qíng情
。
The poet used the lament of wandering traces to express the traveler’s longing for home.