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湧浪

简涌浪 · 繁湧浪

Mandarin · pinyin yǒng làng

swell
billows
surging waves

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浪: làng · wave; wasteful, reckless
涌: yǒng · surge up, bubble up, gush forth

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noun

swell (a long series of ocean waves, generally produced by wind, and lasting after the wind has ceased)

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