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枉然

wǎng rán

2-character word

What 枉然 means

1. in vain
2. to no avail

The characters in 枉然

• 枉wǎngto twist; crooked; unjust
• 然ráncorrect; right; so

Sounds the same

Read wǎng rán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 惘然frustrated; perplexed; irresolute

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