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望潮
mong6 ciu4 |
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octopus So named because of the undulating motion which resembles the coming and going of tide waters.
Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:望 mong6 - look towards; gaze at; hope; call on潮 ciu4 - moist; humid; tide; [粵] trendy 1 compounds containing this word:朔望潮 - spring tide (biggest tide, at new moon or full moon), syzygial tide |
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