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玩弄於股掌之上
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play someone like a fiddle; play someone like a cheap violin Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:玩 waan2 wun6 - play; have fun; employ; enjoy弄 lung6 - play with; manage; make fun of; alley; lane 於 jyu1 - in; at; on; with; from; by; than; concerning 股 gu2 - stock; shares; the thigh; hips 掌 zoeng2 - palm of the hand, slap 之 zi1 - 's; of; it; this; go to; to 上 soeng6 soeng5 - upper; superior; preceding; up; on |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).