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玩兒票

简玩儿票 · 繁玩兒票

Mandarin · pinyin wán r piào

amateur dramatics

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玩: wán · play with, joke, enjoy
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
票: piào · slip of paper or bamboo; ticket
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10

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2–5–4 · wan2 r5 piao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wun6 ji4 piu3

Cantonese word readings for 玩兒票. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

(informal) (Mandarin) erhua form of 玩票 (wánpiào, “to perform drama in one's spare time; to perform as an amateur”)
(figurative, informal) (Mandarin) erhua form of 玩票 (wánpiào, “to do something as a sideline; to do something as a hobby”)

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