撲棱 [扑－]

Jyutping pok3 ling4
Pinyin pū leng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to flap; to open up
  2. verb
    to struggle
    • 我説老梁呀，照你過去那麼個撲稜的方式，別説是再撲稜二十年，你就算撲稜到老死，也是白撲稜呀！
      我说老梁呀，照你过去那么个扑棱的方式，别说是再扑棱二十年，你就算扑棱到老死，也是白扑棱呀！
      wǒ shuō lǎo liáng ya ， zhào nǐ guò qù nà me ge pū léng de fāng shì ， bié shuō shì zài pū léng èr shí nián ， nǐ jiù suàn pū léng dào lǎo sǐ ， yě shì bái pū léng ya ！
      I tell you, Old Liang, it's not just about struggling for another twenty years if you struggle in the way you did in the past. Even if you keep struggling until your dying day, your struggles will still be all in vain!

撲棱 [扑－]

Jyutping pok3 ling4
Pinyin pū léng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, onomatopoeic
    The sound of wings flapping.
    • 驚得鳥雀撲稜飛，震得桃花簌簌掉。
      惊得鸟雀扑棱飞，震得桃花簌簌掉。
      jīng dé niǎo què pū léng fēi ， zhèn dé táo huā sù sù diào ．
      The birds were startled and flew away with the sound of flapping; the peach blossoms fell rustlingly due to the shaking.

撲棱 [扑－]

Jyutping pok3 ling4
Pinyin pū lēng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, onomatopoeic
    The sound of wings flapping.
    • 驚得鳥雀撲稜飛，震得桃花簌簌掉。
      惊得鸟雀扑棱飞，震得桃花簌簌掉。
      jīng dé niǎo què pū léng fēi ， zhèn dé táo huā sù sù diào ．
      The birds were startled and flew away with the sound of flapping; the peach blossoms fell rustlingly due to the shaking.