qián yǎng hòu hédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to sway to and fro / to rock back and forth
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Original source entry:

前仰後合 前仰后合 [qian2 yang3 hou4 he2] /to sway to and fro/to rock back and forth/

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