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吊兒郎當

diu3 ji4 long4 dong1

to dilly-dally; take a careless and casual attitude

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

吊兒郎當

This word was added by bybell on 3rd Nov 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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吊 diu3 diao4 di4 - hang, to hang; pity, mourn
兒 ji4 er2 er1 ni2 er5 - child
郎 long4 lang4 lang2 - man; gentleman; young man; husband
當 dong1 dong3 dang1 dang4 - undertake; assume; face

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