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懸河

简悬河 · 繁懸河

Mandarin · pinyin xuán hé

"hanging" river (an embanked one whose riverbed is higher than the surrounding floodplain)
(literary) waterfall
cataract
(fig.) torrent of words

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河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
悬: xuán · hang, suspend, hoist; be hung

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2–2 · xuan2 he2

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jyun4 ho4

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