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玩弄詞藻

简玩弄词藻 · 繁玩弄詞藻

Mandarin · pinyin wán nòng cí zǎo

to juggle with words (dishonestly)
to be a hypocrite and hide behind florid rhetoric

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玩: wán · play with, joke, enjoy
弄: nòng · do, play or fiddle with; alley
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藻: zǎo · splendid, magnificent; algae
词: cí · words; phrase, expression

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2–4–2–3 · wan2 nong4 ci2 zao3

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wun6 lung6 ci4 zou2

Cantonese word readings for 玩弄詞藻. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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