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颱風
toi4 fung1 |
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typhoon (NW Pacific Ocean west of the Intl. Dateline); hurricane (NW Pacific Ocean east of the Intl. Dateline; S Pacific Ocean east of 160°E; Atlantic Ocean); severe tropical cyclone (SW Pacific Ocean west of 160°E; SE Indian Ocean east of 90°E); severe cyclonic storm (N Indian Ocean); tropical cyclone (SW Indian Ocean west of 90°E) | cl: coeng4 場 | Winds must reach 33 m/s (118.8 km/h) to qualify | also, is the Japanese writing form/Kanji: 台風 [synonym] 颶風
Level: 3 Google Frequency: 2,580,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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颱風 / 台风 | ||
This word has been viewed 3214 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by rathpy on 2nd Aug 2004 06:31 and last edited on 4th May 2011 06:40 |
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Characters in this word:颱 toi4 - typhoon風 fung1 fung3 - wind | ||
One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:台風 toi4 fung1 = stage demeanour |
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