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玩索

Mandarin · pinyin wán suǒ

to search for subtle traces
to ponder

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玩: wán · play with, joke, enjoy
索: suǒ · large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated

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2–3 · wan2 suo3

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wun6 saak3

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