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般遊

简般游 · 繁般遊

Mandarin · pinyin pán yóu

to amuse oneself

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般: bān · sort, manner, kind, category
遊: yóu · wander, roam, travel
游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam

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2–2 · pan2 you2

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