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濫交

简滥交 · 繁濫交

Mandarin · pinyin làn jiāo

to fall into bad company
to make acquaintances indiscriminately

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交: jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
滥: làn · flood, overflow; excessive

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4–1 · lan4 jiao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

laam5 gaau1

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verb

(derogatory) to make acquaintances indiscriminately
(derogatory) to be sexually promiscuous

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