yǒng
cháo

technical
noun

Meaning of 涌潮

涌潮 means tidal bore; a steep wall of water formed when the tide rushes into a funnel-shaped estuary. Pronounced yǒng cháo.

  • tidal bore; a steep wall of water formed when the tide rushes into a funnel-shaped estuary

Definitions & Examples

Měi
nián
nóng
yuè
shí
 
Qián
táng
jiāng
yǒng
cháo
zuì
wéi
zhuàng
guān
 

The Qiantang River tidal bore is at its most spectacular on the eighteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year.

Yǒng
cháo
de
xíng
chéng
kǒu
de
xíng
zhuàng
yǒu
qiè
guān
 

The formation of tidal bores is closely related to the shape of the estuary.

Dāng
rén
chēng
zhè
zhǒng
xiàn
xiàng
wéi
bào
zhǎng
cháo
 

Locals call this phenomenon the surge tide.

Measure Words

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Primary
/ dào