飄飄 [飘飘]

Jyutping piu1 piu1
Pinyin piāo piāo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to float about
  2. to flutter (in the breeze)
  3. (dialect) gay guy
  4. (Tw) ghost
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, literary
    fluttering in the wind
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我感觉有些轻飘飘了。
    我感覺有些輕飄飄了。
    wǒ gǎn jué yǒu xiē qīng piāo piāo le 。
    • I feel flattered.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    人哋赞你就即刻飘飘然，佢想捧杀你咋。
    人哋讚你就即刻飄飄然，佢想捧殺你咋。
    jan4 dei6 zaan3 nei5 zau6 zik1 haak1 piu1 piu1 jin4, keoi5 soeng2 pung2 saat3 nei5 zaa3
    • When they give you praise it immediately goes to your head. She is just trying to set you up to fail.
  2. Cantonese
    飘飘欲仙
    飄飄欲仙
    piu1 piu1 juk6 sin1
    • to bliss out
  3. Cantonese
    佢畀人赞到飘飘然。
    佢畀人讚到飄飄然。
    keoi5 bei2 jan4 zaan3 dou3 piu1 piu1 jin4.
    • He was praised and felt lofty.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    浩浩乎如冯虚御风，而不知其所止；飘飘乎如遗世独立，羽化而登仙。
    浩浩乎如馮虛御風，而不知其所止；飄飄乎如遺世獨立，羽化而登仙。
    hào hào hū rú píng xū yù fēng ， ér bù zhī qí suǒ zhǐ ； piāo piāo hū rú yí shì dú lì ， yǔ huà ér dēng xiān ．
    • It feels as free as if we were riding the wind, not knowing where it's bound; I became as light as if I had left the human world, ascending to heaven and becoming immortal.