暈船

简 晕船 · 繁 暈船
Mandarin · pinyin yùn chuán

Meanings

  1. to become seasick
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船
chuán · ship, boat, vessel
晕
yūn · halo in sky; fog; dizzy, faint
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4–2 · yun4 chuan2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wan4 syun4

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verb

  1. (verb-object) to become seasick
  2. (figurative, euphemistic) fallen for someone hard

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