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滔天

Mandarin · pinyin tāo tiān

(of waves, anger, a disaster, a crime etc) towering; overwhelming; immense

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滔: tāo · overflow; rushing water, a torrent
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial

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1–1 · tao1 tian1

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adj

(of waves, water) billowing; huge
(of crime, disaster) severe; great; heinous

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