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獨往獨來

简独往独来 · 繁獨往獨來

Mandarin · pinyin dú wǎng dú lái

see 獨來獨往 dú lái dú wǎng

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往: wǎng · go, depart; past, formerly
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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Mandarin tones

2–3–2–2 · du2 wang3 du2 lai2

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duk6 wong5 duk6 loi4

Cantonese word readings for 獨往獨來. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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