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(*ㄈㄤˇ [fang3] ).
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放羊，牛，囚犯 let off sheep, cattle, to pasture, let free prisoners;
放虎歸山 phr., let tiger back to the mountain--cause future trouble;
放鷹 release hawk for prey: (fig.) a confidence trick--set up a woman to ensnare a man, then run away with money, jewels (also 放白鴿);
放砲，爆竹，風箏 fire guns, firecrackers, fly kite;
放電，放水 turn on electricity, water;
放槍，放箭 shoot gun, arrow;
放學，放假，放榜 [fang4xUe2], [fang4jia4], [fang4bang3]↓;
釋放 set free;
解放 emancipate.
(2) To ease restraint, let up, open up, break free: 放聲大哭 cry aloud;
放言高論 phr., high-flown talk;
放心，放手，放懷，放膽 [fang4xin1], [fang4shou3], [fang4huai2], [fang4dan3]↓;
放辟雅侈，無所不為 live immorally;
see also 放肆，放縱，放蕩，放誕 [fang4si4], [fang4zong4], [fang4dang4], [fang4dan4]↓.
(3) To let out: 放大 enlarge (photograph);
放寬 loosen;
放長 let down hem line, make longer;
放鬆 [fang4song1], 放晴 [fang4qing2]↓.
(4) To exile, send away, forsake: 放逐，放黜，放棄 [fang4zhu2], [fang4chu4], [fang4qi4]↓.
(5) To appoint or send on mission abroad: 放欽差大臣 send as envoy plenipotentiary;
下放 reassignment to countryside;
外放 appointment to post outside of the capital.
(6) To float (loans), lend for interest;
distribute (relief): see 放債，放利，放賬 [fang4zhai4], [fang4li4], [fang4zhang4]↓;
放盤，放賑 [fang4pan2], [fang4zhen4]↓.
(7) To put down, to place: 放下 put down;
放下去 let go from hand;
放不下 cannot let go;
放下簾子 let down the curtain;
放在一邊 place on one side;
放下屠刀，立地成佛 put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha right on the spot;
安放 put (away) in safe place;
存放銀行 deposit in the bank.
(8) (*[fang3]) 放於利而行 (AC) unrestrained in quest of profits;
as var. of 仿 in 放效 imitate.
2.放棄 [fang4qi4], v.t., let go, throw away (s. t. useful): 放棄權利 waive rights; 放棄妻兒 abandon wife and children; 放棄責任 neglect duty.
3.放晴（兒） [fang4qing2]([fang4qi2er0]), v.i., (of sky) clear up, become sunny.
4.放出 [fang4chu1], v.t., let out (of confinement, container); spread abroad (news, rumor, etc.).
5.放黜 [fang4chu4], v.t., degrade (official) and send to remote province.
6.放春 [fang4chun1], v.i., (of vegetation) grow buds in spring.
7.放膽 [fang4dan3], v.i., & adv., wholeheartedly: 放膽做去 go ahead without hesitation.
8.放大 [fang4da4], v.t., to enlarge, blow up (photograph); 放大器 enlarger.
9.放大鏡 [fang4da4jing4], n., magnifying glass.
10.放誕 [fang4dan4], adj., bombastic: 放誕不經 fantastic, absurd (talk).
11.放蕩 [fang4dang4], adj., dissolute.
12.放刀 [fang4diao1], v.i., be haughty and violent; be bully.
13.放定 [fang4ding4], v.i., (of groom's family) present gift to girl's family as formal engagement.
14.放過 [fang4guo4], v.t., let pass (some offence): 不能放過 cannot allow (s.t.) to pass without action; 放過機會 pass up an opportunity.
15.放懷 [fang4huai2], v.i., (drink, etc.) to heart's content.
16.放火 [fang4huo3], v.i., to commit arson.
17.放賬 [fang4zhang4], v.i., lend money for interest; sell on credit.
18.放債 [fang4zhai4], v.i., lend money for interest.
19.放賑 [fang4zhen4], v.i., give famine, flood relief.
20.放假 [fang4jia4], v.i., (school, office) have holiday.
21.放逐 [fang4zhu2], v.t., exile (offender); drive (tribes) outside border.
22.放款 [fang4kuan3], n., loan: 通知放款 call loan.
23.放寬 [fang4kuan1], v.i. & t., loosen (clothing, binding): 放寬胸懷 relax, be broad-minded.
24.放浪 [fang4lang4], v.i. & adj., be dissolute: 放浪形骸 be completely informal as among friends.
25.放量 [fang4liang4], v.i., & adv., (drink, etc.) to capacity.
26.放利 [fang4li4], v.i., lend money for interest, practice usury.
27.放溜 [fang4liu1], v.i., let (boat) drift; (rain water) flood (streets).
28.放牧 [fang4mu4], v.i. & t., let off to pasture.
29.放盤 [fang4pan2] ([fang4pa2er0]), v.i., hold cheap sale: 大放盤 great cheap sale.
30.放砲 [fang4pao4]1, v.i., fire guns; (of tires) explode; make high-flown talk or criticism with a view to publicity.
31.放屁 [fang4pi4], v.i., break wind: (abusive) 別放屁 don't talk rot, stuff and nonsense! 他說話等於放屁 his words cannot be taken seriously; 放狗屁 (severely abusive) dog sh-t.
32.放任 [fang4ren4], v.i., indulgent, permissive, laissez faire: 放任自然 ditto.
33.放哨 [fang4shao4], v.i., set up patrol (as security measure).
34.放射 [fang4she4], v.i. & t., to shoot (bullet), project (picture), emit (rays); 放射性 n., radiation; n., 放射塵 radioactive fallout.
35.放生 [fang4sheng1], v.i., (Budd.) buy (caught birds, fish) to stop slaughter; 放生池 [fang4sheng1chi2], n., fish pool in temple.
36.放下 [fang4xia4], v.t., let go (responsibility, duty): 放不下 cannot let go.
37.放心 [fang4xin1], v.i., cease worry, fear: 請你放心 don't worry; 放心不下 cannot help worrying; (AC) 求其放心 recover original goodness of heart.
38.放手 [fang4shou3], v.i., let go: 放手做去 go to it without hesitation; 放手不下，放不下手 cannot let go (responsibility).
39.放學 [fang4xUe2], v.i., (of school) close after day's work or semester.
40.放鬆 [fang4song1], v.i., & t., loosen up, relax, be relaxed.
41.放肆 [fang4si4], v.i. & adj., take too much liberties, unruly: 不可放肆 do not forget your manners.
42.放縱 [fang4zong4], v.i. & t., to break rules of conduct; allow the young to do so.
43.放洋 [fang4yang2], v.i., (of ship, person) go abroad.
44.放映 [fang4ying4], v.t., to project; 放映機 projector.