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流連忘返
简 流连忘返 · 繁 流連忘返Mandarin · pinyin liú lián wàng fǎn
Meanings
- to linger
- to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home
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2–2–4–3 · liu2 lian2 wang4 fan3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
lau4 lin4 mong4 faan2
Cantonese word readings for 流連忘返. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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lau4 lin4 mong4 faan2
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home; to be unable to tear oneself away; to linger
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