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bending willow

  • created sense approved 随风倒柳/隨風倒柳 · suí​fēng​dǎo​liǔ · bending willow

    随风倒柳 / 隨風倒柳

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    bending willow

    literally, a willow tree that sways or bends in the direction of the wind

    湖边的随风倒柳在夕阳下显得格外柔美。

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  • created sense approved 随风倒柳/隨風倒柳 · suí​fēng​dǎo​liǔ · unprincipled

    随风倒柳 / 隨風倒柳

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    unprincipled

    an idiom describing a person who has no fixed principles and shifts their position to follow the crowd or suit the current situation

    他这种随风倒柳、毫无立场的做法,让同事们都很鄙视。

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