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遊

简游 · 繁遊

Mandarin · pinyin yóu

to walk
to tour
to roam
to travel

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遊: yóu · wander, roam, travel
游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam

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2 · you2

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jau4 · jau6

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to travel; to tour
to wander; to roam
to play
to walk
to associate with, to have contact with
to persuade, to convince
to move freely
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 游 (yóu, “to swim”)

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