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鬆散

简松散 · 繁鬆散

Mandarin · pinyin sōng san

to relax
loose
not consolidated
not rigorous

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鬆: Look up this written character
散: sàn · scatter, disperse, break up
松: sōng · pine tree; fir tree

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1–5 · song1 san5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sung1 saan2

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adj

loosely organized
inattentive; absent-minded

verb

(transitive) to relax; to ease; to slacken

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