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猛漲

简猛涨 · 繁猛漲

Mandarin · pinyin měng zhǎng

(of water) to soar
(of prices) to skyrocket

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猛: měng · violent, savage, cruel; bold
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涨: zhǎng · rise in price

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3–3 · meng3 zhang3

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verb

to increase drastically; to skyrocket

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