慢慢 (maan6 maan6*2; maan6*2 maan6 | man4 man4) : [慢6慢6*2] take your time; slowly, leisurely, gradually; [慢6*2慢6] very slow

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慢慢

maan6 maan6*2; maan6*2 maan6

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[慢6慢6*2] take your time; slowly, leisurely, gradually; [慢6*2慢6] very slow

Level: 2
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

慢慢

This word has been viewed 6310 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 4th Dec 2005 06:49 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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慢 maan6 - slow; unhurried; supercilious; rude
慢 maan6 - slow; unhurried; supercilious; rude

3 compounds containing this word:

慢慢行 - take it easy, take care
慢慢讀 - to study slowly
慢慢食 - enjoy your meal !

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今晚你慢慢玩粵
Enjoy yourselves this evening.
[Lit. This evening slowly play]

慢慢行，唔使急。粵
No hurry, we can walk slowly.

咪咁眼闊肚窄，重有好多餸；慢慢啲食！粵
Don't be so greedy, there's still a lot of food; eat slower!

教仔女要慢慢講道理，開硬弓唔得㗎。粵
To teach children, one must explain the rationale; going by force won't work.

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