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放誕不拘

简放诞不拘 · 繁放誕不拘

Mandarin · pinyin fàng dàn bù jū

wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute

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放: fàng · put, release, free, liberate
誕: Look up this written character
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
拘: jū · restrain, seize, detain
诞: dàn · bear children, give birth; birth

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4–4–4–1 · fang4 dan4 bu4 ju1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fong3 daan3 bat1 keoi1

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