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愣

Mandarin · pinyin lèng

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愣: lèng · be in a daze

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character · Etymology 1

to be in a daze; to be dumbfounded
rash; hot-headed; hasty
(colloquial) wilfully; insistently; persistently

character · Etymology 1

only used in 愣兒／愣儿

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