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轟動

简 轰动 · 繁 轟動
Mandarin · pinyin hōng dòng

Meanings

  1. to cause a sensation
  2. to create a stir in (a place)
  3. commotion
  4. controversy
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Characters in this entry

轟
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動
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
轰
hōng · rumble, explosion, blast
动
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
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1–4 · hong1 dong4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwang1 dung6

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

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gwang1 dung6

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verb

  1. to cause a stir; to cause a sensation

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