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流宕忘反

liú dàng wàng fǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to stray and forget to return
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-22b6abd7971e38a7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

流宕忘反 流宕忘反 [liu2 dang4 wang4 fan3] /to stray and forget to return/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 流
    liú

    to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade

  • 宕
    dàng

    dissipated / put off

    tàn

    used in 宕昌[Tàn chāng] (the name of a place in Gansu)

  • 忘
    wàng

    to forget / to overlook / to neglect

  • 反
    fǎn

    contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fǎn qiè] phonetic system

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.