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團團轉

tam4 tam4*2 zyun3

go round and round; turn around in circles; be extremely busy | also 氹氹轉

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 396,000

團團轉

團 tyun4 tam4 tuan2 shuan4 tuan1 - sphere; ball; mass; lump
團 tyun4 tam4 tuan2 shuan4 tuan1 - sphere; ball; mass; lump
轉 zyun2 zyun3 zhuan3 zhuan4 - turn; transfer; revolve

This word was added by tym on 7th Aug 2004 and last edited on 29th Jul 2008

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