洶湧

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See also: 洶涌 and 汹涌

Chinese

torrential rush; tumultuous bubble up; rush forth
trad. (洶湧/洶涌) /
simp. (汹涌)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2 1/1
Initial () (32) (32) (36)
Final () (7) (7) (7)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division () III III III
Fanqie
Baxter xjowng xjowngX yowngX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/hɨoŋ/ /hɨoŋX/ /jɨoŋX/
Pan
Wuyun
/hioŋ/ /hioŋX/ /jioŋX/
Shao
Rongfen
/xioŋ/ /xioŋX/ /ioŋX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/huawŋ/ /huawŋX/ /juawŋX/
Li
Rong
/xioŋ/ /xioŋX/ /ioŋX/
Wang
Li
/xĭwoŋ/ /xĭwoŋX/ /jĭwoŋX/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/xi̯woŋ/ /xi̯woŋX/ /i̯woŋX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
xiōng xiǒng yǒng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
hung1 hung2 jung5

Adjective

洶湧

  1. (ideophonic) tempestuous; turbulent

Verb

洶湧

  1. to surge up violently (of oceans, rivers, lakes, etc.)

Derived terms