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浪漫

Mandarin · pinyin làng màn

romantic

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浪: làng · wave; wasteful, reckless
漫: màn · overflow of water; spreading

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4–4 · lang4 man4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

long6 maan6

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adj

(literary) indulgent; unrestrained; at will; wanton
(often literary) Alternative term for 爛漫／烂漫 (lànmàn, “bright-coloured; brilliant”).
(loanword) romantic
(by extension) dissolute; debauched; voluptuous; loose

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