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玩弄词藻

wán nòng cí zǎodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to juggle with words (dishonestly) / to be a hypocrite and hide behind florid rhetoric
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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-c96e3da2919b501c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

玩弄詞藻 玩弄词藻 [wan2 nong4 ci2 zao3] /to juggle with words (dishonestly)/to be a hypocrite and hide behind florid rhetoric/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 玩弄詞藻

  • 玩
    wán

    to play / to have fun / to trifle with / toy / sth used for amusement / curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wàn]) / to keep sth for entertainment / Taiwan pr. [wàn]

  • 弄
    lòng

    lane / alley

    nòng

    to do / to manage / to handle / to play with / to fool with / to mess with / to fix / to toy with

  • 词
    cí

    word / statement / speech / lyrics / a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝[Sòng cháo] (CL:首[shǒu])

  • 藻
    zǎo

    aquatic grasses / elegant

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.