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鬨

简哄 · 繁鬨

Mandarin · pinyin hòng

tumult
uproar
commotion
disturbance

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哄: hōng · coax; beguile, cheat, deceive

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4 · hong4

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hong6 · hung1 · hung3 · hung6

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to fight; to combat
to cause a commotion or disturbance

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