縱放

简 纵放 · 繁 縱放
Mandarin · pinyin zòng fàng

Meanings

  1. undisciplined
  2. untrammeled
  3. to indulge
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放
fàng · put, release, free, liberate
纵
zòng · indulge in, give free reign to
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4–4 · zong4 fang4

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