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狂風暴雨

简狂风暴雨 · 繁狂風暴雨

Mandarin · pinyin kuáng fēng bào yǔ

(idiom) howling wind and torrential rain; furious storm
(fig.) (idiom) difficult circumstances; dangerous situation

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狂: kuáng · insane, mad; violent; wild
風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
暴: bào · violent, brutal, tyrannical
雨: yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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2–1–4–3 · kuang2 feng1 bao4 yu3

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noun

furious storm; violent storm
(figurative) difficult circumstance; volatile situation

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