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| Phonetics: | ||
| Tone colors (āáǎàa): |
| Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| laan4 | laan4 | swelling water |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
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bo1 laan4 | bo1 laan4 | billows / great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum) |
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What troubling wave can arrive to vex A spirit like water in a timeless well?
The return journey was uneventful, the car running perfectly.
His comments are bound to add fuel to the debate.
At the crucial moment, he showed great foresight and turned back the powers of darkness.
The media have also abetted the feeling of unreality.
He has also said he will have to become a strong President to put things right.
The ship would lie there mirrored in a perfectly unmoving glossy sea.
Judith listened with apparent composure , though the conflict within came near overpowering her.
