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火爆

Mandarin · pinyin huǒ bào

fiery (temper)
popular
flourishing
prosperous
lively

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火: huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
爆: bào · crackle, pop, burst, explode

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3–4 · huo3 bao4

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fo2 baau3

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adj

(of temper) fiery; irritable; irascible; bad-tempered
(Mainland China) flourishing; prosperous; lively
(Mainland China) popular; in vogue (of a product)
(Taiwan) heated; filled with a belligerent atmosphere; confrontational
(literary, of one's head) dizzy

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