瀑

Mandarin · pinyin bào#

Meanings · bào

  1. shower (rain)
Mandarin · pinyin pù#

Meanings · pù

  1. waterfall
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瀑
pù · waterfall, cascade; heavy rain
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4 · bao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bou6 · buk6

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character

  1. waterfall

character

  1. heavy rain
  2. (~河) (river in Henan province)

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