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漾

Mandarin · pinyin yàng

to overflow
to ripple
used in place names
see 漾濞 Yàng bì

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漾: yàng · overflow; swirl, ripple; to be tossed by waves

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4 · yang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

joeng6

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(of water) to ripple; to undulate
(of liquids) to overflow
(literary) to sway; to float; to be tossed by waves
(literary, of water) vast and long
name of a river

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