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泡沫

Mandarin · pinyin pào mò

foam
(soap) bubble
(economic) bubble

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泡: pào · bubbles, suds; blister; soak
沫: mò · froth, foam, bubbles, suds

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4–4 · pao4 mo4

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pou5 mut6

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noun

foam (substance composed of a large collection of bubbles); bubble; froth; head (of beer)
foam (substance formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid); foam plastic
(finance) short for 泡沫經濟 /泡沫经济 (pàomò jīngjì, “economic bubble”)

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