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枉勞

简枉劳 · 繁枉勞

Mandarin · pinyin wǎng láo

to work in vain

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枉: wǎng · useless, in vain; bent, crooked
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劳: láo · labor, toil, do manual work

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3–2 · wang3 lao2

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wong2 lou4

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

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