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咆哮

Mandarin · pinyin páo xiào

(of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar

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咆: páo · roar
哮: xiào · cough; pant; roar

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2–4 · pao2 xiao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

paau4 haau1

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verb

(of a fierce animal) to roar; to howl
(of a person) to rage; to bellow; to snarl
(of wind, rain, waves, etc.) to bluster; to roar

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