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玩兒不轉

简玩儿不转 · 繁玩兒不轉

Mandarin · pinyin wán r bù zhuàn

can't handle it
can't find any way (of doing sth)
not up to the task

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玩: wán · play with, joke, enjoy
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10
转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn

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2–5–4–4 · wan2 r5 bu4 zhuan4

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