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軒然大波

简轩然大波 · 繁軒然大波

Mandarin · pinyin xuān rán dà bō

huge waves
(fig.) ruckus
controversy
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然: rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
波: bō · waves, breakers; undulations
轩: xuān · carriage; high; wide; balcony

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1–2–4–1 · xuan1 ran2 da4 bo1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hin1 jin4 daai6 bo1

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phrase

(idiomatic) great disturbance or uproar

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