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險灘

简险滩 · 繁險灘

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎn tān

shoals; rapids; treacherous section of a river

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险: xiǎn · narrow pass, strategic point
滩: tān · bank, a sandbar, shoal; rapids

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3–1 · xian3 tan1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

him2 taan1

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noun

dangerous shoal; rapids

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