撲棱

撲棱

1. (onomatopoeia) The sound of wings flapping.

   驚得鳥雀撲棱飛，震得桃花簌簌掉。 [MSC, trad.]
   惊得鸟雀扑棱飞，震得桃花簌簌掉。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jīng dé niǎo què pūléng fēi, zhèn dé táohuā sùsù diào. [Pinyin]

   The birds were startled and flew away with the sound of flapping; the peach blossoms fell rustlingly due to the shaking.

撲棱

1. to flap; to open up
2. to struggle

   我說老梁呀，照你過去那麼個撲棱的方式，別說是再撲棱二十年，你就算撲棱到老死，也是白撲棱呀！ [MSC, trad.]
   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！ [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ shuō lǎo Liáng ya, zhào nǐ guòqù nàme ge pūléng de fāngshì, biéshuō shì zài pūléng èrshí nián, nǐ jiùsuàn pūléng dào lǎosǐ, yě shì bái pūléng ya! [Pinyin]

   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!