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玩弄

Mandarin · pinyin wán nòng

to play with
to toy with
to dally with
to engage in
to resort to

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玩: wán · play with, joke, enjoy
弄: nòng · do, play or fiddle with; alley

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2–4 · wan2 nong4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wun6 lung6

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verb

to play with; to juggle with
to play jokes on; to fool
to dally with; to flirt with
to resort to; to employ
(Classical) to ponder; to ruminate; to savor

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