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震耳欲聾

简震耳欲聋 · 繁震耳欲聾

Mandarin · pinyin zhèn ěr yù lóng

ear-splitting (idiom); deafening

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震: zhèn · shake, quake, tremor; excite; trigram ☳; hexagram ䷲
耳: ěr · ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128
欲: yù · desire, want, long for; intend
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聋: lóng · deaf

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4–3–4–2 · zhen4 er3 yu4 long2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zan3 ji5 juk6 lung4

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(of sound) deafening; earsplitting

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