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井噴

简井喷 · 繁井噴

Mandarin · pinyin jǐng pēn

(oil) blowout
surge
gush

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井: jǐng · well, mine shaft, pit; surname; 22nd lunar mansion, determinative star μ Geminorum (Tejat); hexagram ䷯
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喷: pēn · spurt, blow out, puff out

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3–1 · jing3 pen1

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noun

blowout (from a well)

verb

(of an oil or gas well) to blow out
(by extension) to spurt; to spout
(figurative) to increase speedily; to rise substantially in a short time

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