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怒涛

Word · NounTraditional怒濤

raging waves; surging billows

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

raging waves; surging billows; turbulent breakers

literary

A literary term describing violent, angry-looking waves, often used in poetry and descriptive writing.

Nù怒
tāo涛
pāi拍
àn岸
 ,
juǎn卷
qǐ起
qiān千
duī堆
xuě雪
 。

The raging waves beat against the shore, rolling up thousands of piles of snow.

Hǎi海
miàn面
shang上
nù怒
tāo涛
xiōng汹
yǒng涌
 ,
chuán船
zhī只
wú无
fǎ法
háng航
xíng行
 。

The sea was raging with surging waves, and ships could not sail.

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Guān观
zhòng众
xí席
shang上
xiǎng响
qǐ起
le了
nù怒
tāo涛
bān般
de的
zhǎng掌
shēng声
 。

Thunderous applause, like raging waves, erupted from the audience.