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超脫

简超脱 · 繁超脫

Mandarin · pinyin chāo tuō

to stand aloof
to be detached from
to transcend worldliness
untrammeled
unconventional

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超: chāo · jump over, leap over; surpass
脫: Look up this written character
脱: tuō · take off

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1–1 · chao1 tuo1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ciu1 tyut3

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

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adj

unconventional; original

verb

to be detached; to stand (or hold, keep) aloof
to extricate oneself; to free oneself from

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