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遊蕩

简游荡 · 繁遊蕩

Mandarin · pinyin yóu dàng

to wander
to roam about
to loaf about
to be idle

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遊: yóu · wander, roam, travel
蕩: Look up this written character
游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam
荡: dàng · pond, pool; wash away, cleanse

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2–4 · you2 dang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jau4 dong6

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

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verb

to loaf about; to wander; to loiter; to fool around
to sway; to swing to and fro

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