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盤桓

简盘桓 · 繁盤桓

Mandarin · pinyin pán huán

to pace
to linger
to stay over
to spiral
to hover

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桓: huán · variety of tree; surname
盘: pán · tray, plate, dish; examine

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2–2 · pan2 huan2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pun4 wun4

Cantonese word readings for 盤桓. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

to walk back and forth; to roam around
to spiral around; to circle around
to stay; to stop over
(figurative) to hesitate; to be indecisive

adj

(Classical) large

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