tùn tào rdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(coll.) to break loose / to shake off responsibility
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Original source entry:

褪套兒 褪套儿 [tun4 tao4 r5] /(coll.) to break loose/to shake off responsibility/

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Other forms in these source records: 褪套兒

  • 褪
    tuì

    to take off (clothes) / to shed (feathers) / (of color) to fade / (fig.) (of emotions, awareness etc) to fade / Taiwan pr. [tùn]

    tùn

    to slip out of sth / to hide sth in one's sleeve

  • 套
    tào

    to cover / to encase / cover / sheath / to overlap / to interleave / to model after / to copy / formula / harness / loop of rope / (fig.) to fish for / to obtain slyly / classifier for sets, collections / bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) / tau (Greek letter Ττ)

  • 儿
    ér

    child / son

    r

    non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

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