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遛彎

简遛弯 · 繁遛彎

Mandarin · pinyin liù wān

(dialect) to take a walk
to go for a stroll

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遛: liù · take walk, stroll
彎: Look up this written character
弯: wān · bend, curve

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4–1 · liu4 wan1

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lau6 waan1

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verb

(colloquial, regional) to take a walk; to stroll

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