yáo

wag, swing, wave; shake; scull

DEFINITIONS

  • wag, swing, wave
  • shake
  • scull
  • surname Yao
  • to shake
  • to rock
  • to row
  • to crank

WORDS

擺舞 yáo bǎi wǔ swing (dance)
旗吶喊 yáo qí nà hǎn to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on; to give support to
晃 yáo huàng to rock; to shake; to sway
曳 yáo yè to sway gently (as in the wind); (of a flame) to flicker
曳多姿 yáo yè duō zī swaying gently; moving elegantly
桿 yáo gǎn joystick
椅 yáo yǐ rocking chair
櫓 yáo lǔ to scull (with a single oar, usually mounted on the stern of the boat)
櫓船 yáo lǔ chuán boat propelled by a yuloh (a single sculling oar)
滾 yáo gǔn rock 'n' roll (music); to rock; to fall off
滾樂 yáo gǔn yuè rock music; rock 'n roll
獎 yáo jiǎng to draw the winning ticket (in a lottery)
籃 yáo lán cradle
籃曲 yáo lán qǔ lullaby
船 yáo chuán to scull; to row a boat
號 yáo hào lottery
身 yáo shēn lit. to shake one's body; refers to abrupt transformation; same as 搖身一變|摇身一变
身一變 yáo shēn yī biàn to change shape in a single shake; fig. to take on a new lease of life
錢樹 yáo qián shù a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken; a source of easy money (idiom)
電話 yáo diàn huà (old) to make a phone call
頭 yáo tóu to shake one's head
頭丸 yáo tóu wán Ecstasy; MDMA
頭擺尾 yáo tóu bǎi wěi to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom); to be well pleased with oneself; to have a lighthearted air
héng yáo rolling motion (of a boat)
bù yáo dangling ornament worn by women