懸河

jyun4 ho4

"hanging" river (an embanked one whose riverbed is higher than the surrounding floodplain) · (literary) waterfall · cataract

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. "hanging" river (an embanked one whose riverbed is higher than the surrounding floodplain)
  2. (literary) waterfall
  3. cataract
  4. (fig.) torrent of words

Written Forms

懸河Traditional · Main Form
悬河Alternate Form

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