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悠哉悠哉

Mandarin · pinyin yōu zāi yōu zāi

Meanings

  1. free and unconstrained (idiom)
  2. leisurely and carefree
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悠
yōu · long, far, remote, distant; leisurely
哉
zāi · final exclamatory particle
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1–1–1–1 · you1 zai1 you1 zai1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jau1 zoi1 jau4 zoi1

Cantonese word readings for 悠哉悠哉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jau1 zoi1 jau4 zoi1

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phrase

  1. (literary) extremely longing
  2. (idiomatic) leisurely and carefree; free and unconstrained

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