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From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「萍飄蓬轉」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.

The idiom being introduced now is 「萍飄蓬轉」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

A metaphor for being away from home and wandering around.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

píng piāo péng zhuǎn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ping4 piu1 pung4 jyun3

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