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繞脖子

简绕脖子 · 繁繞脖子

Mandarin · pinyin rào bó zi

tricky
involved
to beat about the bush

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脖: bó · neck
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
绕: rào · entwine; wind around; surround

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4–2–5 · rao4 bo2 zi5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jiu5 but6 zi2

Cantonese word readings for 繞脖子. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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