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驚濤駭浪

简 惊涛骇浪 · 繁 驚濤駭浪
Mandarin · pinyin jīng tāo hài làng

Meanings

  1. perilous situation
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驚
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濤
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駭
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浪
làng · wave; wasteful, reckless
惊
jīng · frighten, surprise, startle
涛
tāo · large waves
骇
hài · terrify, frighten, scare; shock
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1–1–4–4 · jing1 tao1 hai4 lang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ging1 tou4 haai5 long6

Cantonese word readings for 驚濤駭浪. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ging1 tou4 haai5 long6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) terrifying waves; stormy sea
  2. (figuratively) perilous situation

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