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驚濤

简惊涛 · 繁驚濤

Mandarin · pinyin jīng tāo

raging waves
stormy waves

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濤: Look up this written character
惊: jīng · frighten, surprise, startle
涛: tāo · large waves

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1–1 · jing1 tao1

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ging1 tou4

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

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