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風潮

简风潮 · 繁風潮

Mandarin · pinyin fēng cháo

tempest
wave (of popular sentiment etc)
craze or fad

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
潮: cháo · tide; moist, wet, damp; flow
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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1–2 · feng1 chao2

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fung1 ciu4

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noun

tempest
wave (of popular sentiment, etc.); political unrest; agitation; storm and stress; craze or fad
(Wu, dated) typhoon

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