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掀騰

简掀腾 · 繁掀騰

Mandarin · pinyin xiān téng

to surge up
raging (billows)

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掀: xiān · lift, raise; stir
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腾: téng · fly; gallop; run; prance; rise

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1–2 · xian1 teng2

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hin1 tang4

Cantonese word readings for 掀騰. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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