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洪水猛獸
简 洪水猛兽 · 繁 洪水猛獸Mandarin · pinyin hóng shuǐ měng shòu
Meanings
- lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom)
- fig. great scourges
- extremely dangerous or threatening things
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2–3–3–4 · hong2 shui3 meng3 shou4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
hung4 seoi2 maang5 sau3
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hung4 seoi2 maang5 sau3
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phrase
- (idiomatic) enormous disasters; something that causes enormous damage
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