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波濤洶湧

简波涛汹涌 · 繁波濤洶湧

Mandarin · pinyin bō tāo xiōng yǒng

waves surging forth
roaring sea

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波: bō · waves, breakers; undulations
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洶: Look up this written character
湧: Look up this written character
涛: tāo · large waves
汹: xiōng · turbulent; noisy, restless
涌: yǒng · surge up, bubble up, gush forth

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1–1–1–3 · bo1 tao1 xiong1 yong3

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bo1 tou4 hung1 jung2

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(of waves) turbulent
(neologism, informal, of a woman) having huge breasts (in this sense, 洶／汹 (xiōng) is a pun for 胸 (xiōng, “breast”), and 波 (bō) also refers to breasts)

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