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桃花汛

Mandarin · pinyin táo huā xùn

spring flood (at peach-blossom time)

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桃: táo · peach; marriage; surname
花: huā · flower; blossoms
汛: xùn · high water, flood tides

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2–1–4 · tao2 hua1 xun4

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noun

spring flood (in Yellow River area)

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