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Chinese language progresses from characters to idioms. This free guide explains the advanced idiom 「駭浪驚濤」 for better learning.

This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「駭浪驚濤」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

Hai: to frighten; Tao: big waves. Frighteningly violent waves. A metaphor for a dangerous environment or a sharp and fierce struggle.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

hài làng jīng tāo

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

haai5 long6 geng1 tou4

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