| 袅袅 | niǎo niǎo | rising in spirals | |
| 袅娜 | niǎo nuó | slim and graceful | |
| 袅袅婷婷 | niǎo niǎo tíng tíng | (of a woman) elegant and supple | |
| 炊烟袅袅 | chuī yān niǎo niǎo | Smoke curls up from kitchen chimneys. (idiom) | |
| 余音袅袅 | yú yīn niǎo niǎo | The music lingered long after the performance ended. (idiom) |
| 1 | But I just sold it and retired. | |
| 2 | Curtain was hanging hook small, delicate wisp of smoke oven. | |
| 3 | The dance of the young actress was very graceful. | |
| 4 | Occasionally there is a breeze at dusk, and the "smoke trees" will be swaying like willows in the wind. | |
| 5 | Once dressed, the fake Harrys took rucksacks and owl cages, each containing a stuffed snowy owl, from the second sack. |