玩法

Cantonese · source Jyutpingwaan2 faat3

Meanings

  1. (noun) playing method; playing instruction
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

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Reading difference from Unihan

  • 玩 has the reading waan2 here; Unihan’s citation reading is wun6. Different syllable across these source readings. CC-Canto also lists 玩 waan2 as its own entry.

Computed by zimai: each syllable of the CC-Canto word reading is compared with Unihan 17.0.0 kCantonese for its character. The comparison does not say why a reading differs (a changed tone, 變音, a reading tied to one meaning, or a source variant).

Same syllable, six tones

faatfaat1—faat2—发faat3to send outfaat4—faat5—faat6—

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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Mandarin comparison · separate source entries

CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:

  • 玩法 wán fǎ CC-CEDICT · Mandarinto play fast and loose with the law; to game the system; (leisure) rules of the game; way of doing an activity; (tourism) way of experiencing a place

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: wan2 fa5. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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waan2 faat3

Cantonese word readings for 玩法. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

noun

  1. playing method; way of playing
  2. (video games) gameplay

verb

  1. to trifle with the law

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Mandarin comparison: CC-CEDICT 2026-10-13, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source reading differences and six-tone sets: computed by zimai from Unihan 17.0.0 (Unicode License V3).

Exact source record & identity玩法 玩法 [wan2 fa5] {waan2 faat3} /(noun) playing method; playing instruction/

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