玩弄詞藻

简 玩弄词藻 · 繁 玩弄詞藻
Mandarin · pinyin wán nòng cí zǎo

Meanings

  1. to juggle with words (dishonestly)
  2. to be a hypocrite and hide behind florid rhetoric
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玩
wán · play with, joke, enjoy
弄
nòng · do, play or fiddle with; alley
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藻
zǎo · splendid, magnificent; algae
词
cí · words; phrase, expression
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2–4–2–3 · wan2 nong4 ci2 zao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wun6 lung6 ci4 zou2

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玩弄詞藻 · wan2 nong4 ci2 zao3
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Exact source record玩弄詞藻 玩弄词藻 [wan2 nong4 ci2 zao3] /to juggle with words (dishonestly)/to be a hypocrite and hide behind florid rhetoric/