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蕩漾

简荡漾 · 繁蕩漾

Mandarin · pinyin dàng yàng

to ripple
to undulate

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漾: yàng · overflow; swirl, ripple; to be tossed by waves
荡: dàng · pond, pool; wash away, cleanse

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4–4 · dang4 yang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dong6 joeng6

Cantonese word readings for 蕩漾. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

(of water) to ripple; to undulate
(figurative, of thoughts, emotions, sounds, etc.) to fill (one's heart, the air, etc.); to rise and fall

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