思潮起伏

Mandarin · pinyin sī cháo qǐ fú

Meanings

  1. thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)
  2. different thoughts coming to mind
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思
sī · think, consider, ponder; final particle
潮
cháo · tide; moist, wet, damp; flow
起
qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin
伏
fú · crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal
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1–2–3–2 · si1 chao2 qi3 fu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

si1 ciu4 hei2 fuk6

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si1 ciu4 hei2 fuk6

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思潮起伏 · si1 chao2 qi3 fu2
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Exact source record思潮起伏 思潮起伏 [si1 chao2 qi3 fu2] /thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)/different thoughts coming to mind/