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浮出水面

Mandarin · pinyin fú chū shuǐ miàn

to float up (idiom); to become evident
to surface
to appear

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浮: fú · to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous
出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176

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2–1–3–4 · fu2 chu1 shui3 mian4

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