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波濤洶湧

波濤洶湧

See also: 波涛汹涌

Chinese

		great wave; billow	tempestuous, turbulent
trad. (波濤洶湧)		波濤	洶湧
simp. (波涛汹涌)		波涛	汹涌

Adjective

波濤洶湧

(idiomatic) turbulent (said of waves)
(idiomatic, informal) having huge breasts (said of women)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bōtāo xiōngyǒng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛㄊㄠㄒㄩㄥㄩㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bo¹ tou⁴ hung¹ jung²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bōtāo xiōngyǒng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛㄊㄠㄒㄩㄥㄩㄥˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: botau shiongyeong
  - IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ i̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bo¹ tou⁴ hung¹ jung²
  - Yale: bō tòuh hūng yúng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bo¹ tou⁴ hung¹ jung²
  - IPA ^(key): /pɔː⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹ hʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊŋ³⁵/