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洪水滔滔

Mandarin · pinyin hóng shuǐ tāo tāo

(idiom) to have flooding over a vast area

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洪: hóng · vast, immense; flood, deluge
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
滔: tāo · overflow; rushing water, a torrent

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2–3–1–1 · hong2 shui3 tao1 tao1

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hung4 seoi2 tou1 tou1

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