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震動

简震动 · 繁震動

Mandarin · pinyin zhèn dòng

to shake
to vibrate
to strongly affect
shock
vibration

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震: zhèn · shake, quake, tremor; excite; trigram ☳; hexagram ䷲
動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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4–4 · zhen4 dong4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zan3 dung6

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verb

(ergative) to shake; to vibrate; to quake
(literary) to shock
(literary) to excite

noun

(ergative) vibration; quake

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