| 搖 | 59C40 10A.21-9 | 部居  | 畫數 13 | ㄧㄠˊ [yao2] | ||
| V.t. & t. | To shake, quake, wag, flutter: 搖動 [yao2dong4]↓; 搖來搖去 to rock (as a cradle), to swing (as pendulum); 搖頭，搖首 shake one's head; 搖尾 to wag (dog's tail); 搖尾乞憐 to beg like a dog; 搖唇鼓舌, see 搖舌 [yao2she2]↓; 搖手，搖首 [yao2shou3]1,2↓; oft. coupled with 晃 [yao2huang0] and 擺 [yao2bai3]↓; 搖旗吶喊 to wave the flag and shout, oft. said of political followers; 搖身一變 shake and be transformed by magic. | |||||
| Words | 1. 搖擺 [yao2bai3], v.i., to stagger, to walk with a swinging gait: 搖搖擺擺 walk thus, esp. with an air of importance; 搖頭擺尾 waggling tail to please the master. 2. 搖板 [yao2ban3], n., (Chin. opera) a continuing slow rhythm without definite beat (also called 散板). 3. 搖錢樹 [yao2qian2shu4], n., a “money tree” which sheds coins upon shaking--a singsong girl binging lots of income for madam. 4. 搖船 [yao2chuan2], v.i., to row a boat. 5. 搖動 [yao2dong4], v.i. & t., (1) to cause to move by touch or pull; (2) to be pried loose, to lose stability of position (also 動搖 ); to wave. 6. 搖滾舞 [yao2gun3wu3], n., rock-and-roll dance. 7. 搖撼 [yao2han0], v.t., to shake (branches), to cause displacement. 8. 搖晃 [yao2huang0], v.i., (of flags) to flutter, sway; to walk with swaying motion, oft.with cultivated air of importance: 搖兒晃兒 ([huang3])的 walking with affected swing and sway. 9. 搖會 [yao2hui4], n., an old-style mutual loan club, the monthly sum going to highest bidder of interest. 10. 搖籃（兒） [yao2lan2]([yuarla2er0]), n., a cradle. 11. 搖舌 [yao2she2], v.i., to wag one's tongue, to talk glibly. 12. 搖手（兒） [yao2shou3]1([er0]), v.i., to make a hand motion showing disapproval. 13. 搖首 [yao2shou3]2, v.i., to shake one's head in disapproval. 14. 搖攤 [yao2tan1], n., a gambling game played with four dice in a bowl; the game being to guess the total number being a multiple of four (4), or any remainder (1, 2, or 3). 15. 搖頭 （兒） [yao2tou2]([er0]), v.i., to shake one's head in disapproval. 16. 搖搖 [yao2yao2], adj. & adv., shaky, -ily. 17. 搖曳 [yao2yi4], v.i., to flutter in the wind, to walk with a swing. 18. 搖椅 [yao2yi3], n., a rocking chair. | |||||