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Monday, February 17, 2025
弄 nòng Make The genius of Chinese manu-facture(282)
弄瓦弄璋 nòng wă nòng zhāng play with a tile, i.e. a daughter is born (from the early custom of giving a curved tile to a baby girl to play with, the tile was used as a weight for the spindle and symbolized the female), play with a jade tablet, i.e. a son is born (from the early custom of giving a baby boy a jade tablet to play with, symbol of masculinity)
The character 弄 nòng is pretty straightforward. It appears in lots of expressions and idioms. Here are some samples:
弄髒
弄丟
弄懂 - 弄不懂
弄到手
弄巧成拙 nòngqiăochéngzhuō outsmart oneself
弄懂弄通nòngdõngnòngtōn弄歪
弄混
弄清事實 nòngqīngshìshí
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