波蕩

Chinese

		wave; (Cantonese) ball	a pond; pool; wash a pond; pool; wash; squander; sweep away; move; shake; dissolute
trad. (波蕩)		波	蕩
simp. (波荡)		波	荡
alternative forms		波盪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bōdàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛ ㄉㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bo¹ dong⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bōdàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ ㄉㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bodàng
    • Wade–Giles: po¹-tang⁴
    • Yale: bwō-dàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bodanq
    • Palladius: бодан (bodan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bo¹ dong⁶
    • Yale: bō dohng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bo¹ dong⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: bo¹ dong⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔː⁵⁵ tɔːŋ²²/

Verb

波蕩

1. (of water) to be turbulent; to undulate; to ripple
2. (literal, figurative) to rise and fall; to be tumultuous
3. (literary) to pursue fame and wealth

Synonyms

• 波動／波动 (bōdòng)