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吟遊

简吟游 · 繁吟遊

Mandarin · pinyin yín yóu

to wander as minstrel

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吟: yín · sing, hum; recite; type of poetry
遊: yóu · wander, roam, travel
游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam

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2–2 · yin2 you2

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jam4 jau4

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

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