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苦海茫茫

Mandarin · pinyin kǔ hǎi máng máng

Meanings

  1. sea of bitterness is vast (idiom)
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苦
kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
海
hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
茫
máng · vast, boundless, widespread
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3–3–2–2 · ku3 hai3 mang2 mang2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fu2 hoi2 mong4 mong4

Cantonese word readings for 苦海茫茫. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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fu2 hoi2 mong4 mong4

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