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放任自流
Mandarin · pinyin fàng rèn zì liú
Meanings
- to let sb do whatever they want
- to indulge
- to give free reins to
- to let things slide
- to drift aimlessly
- laissez-faire
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4–4–4–2 · fang4 ren4 zi4 liu2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
fong3 jam6 zi6 lau4
Cantonese word readings for 放任自流. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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fong3 jam6 zi6 lau4
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phrase
- (often negative) to give free rein; to let run rampant; to leave unchecked; to let things slide
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