滾滾

See also: 滚滚

Chinese
to boil; to roll to boil; to roll
trad. (滾滾) 滾 滾
simp. (滚滚) 滚 滚
variant forms 混混

Pronunciation

Adjective

滾滾

  1. (literary, ideophonic) rolling along; billowing; churning
    滾滾長江東逝水，浪花淘盡英雄。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    滚滚长江东逝水，浪花淘尽英雄。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: 14th Century, Yang Shen, The Immortals by the River, line 1
    Gǔngǔn Cháng Jiāng dōng shì shuǐ, lànghuā táo jìn yīngxióng. [Pinyin]
    The waters of the mighty Yangtze flow eastward, its spray drowning countless heroes.
  2. (literary, ideophonic, figuratively) flowing continuously; rolling in

Derived terms
  • 圓滾滾／圆滚滚
  • 滾滾紅塵／滚滚红尘
  • 滾滾蹡蹡／滚滚蹡蹡
  • 熱滾滾／热滚滚
  • 粗滾滾／粗滚滚
  • 翻滾滾／翻滚滚
  • 財源滾滾／财源滚滚
  • 黃塵滾滾／黄尘滚滚
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