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慢慢 (maan6 maan2) — take your time; slowly, leisurely, gradually; [慢6*2慢6] very slow in Cantonese

maanˍ₆慢maanˊ²慢
Mandarin Pinyin: man4 man4

Meaning of 慢慢

nountake your time; slowly, leisurely, gradually; [慢6*2慢6] very slow
noun(verb) Take someone's time

Example Sentences with 慢慢

咪咁眼闊肚窄，重有好多餸；慢慢啲食！
Don't be so greedy, there's still a lot of food; eat slower!
gaau˗₃教zaiˊ²仔neoiˊ²女ziu˗₃要maanˍ₆慢maanˊ²慢gongˊ²講douˍ₆道lei5,理，hoiˉ¹開ngaangˍ₆硬gungˉ¹弓mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得gaa˗₃㗎。
To teach children, one must explain the rationale; going by force won't work.
maanˍ₆慢maanˍ₆慢haangˎ₄行，，唔mˎ₄使saiˊ²急。
No hurry, we can walk slowly.
今晚你慢慢玩
Enjoy yourselves this evening.
hei˗₃氣meiˍ₆味maanˏ₅慢maanˊ²慢kuk˗₃擴saan3.散。
The scent slowly spread.
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Characters in 慢慢

慢maan6
slow; unhurried; sluggish | [antonym] 快

Words Containing 慢慢

慢慢食maan6 maan2 sik6
enjoy your meal !
慢慢讀maan6 maan2 duk6
to study slowly
有事慢慢講jau5 si6 maan4 maan5 gong2
used when try to calm one down from anger, meaning differences or issues can be solved by a chat or conversation
慢慢行maan6 maan2 haang4
'Take it easy', 'take care'. Essentially wishing someone well when parting. This is quite a casual term and doesn't imply extended separation.

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