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bào
Main
English Definitionsudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure; (Chinese surname)
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Pinyinbào
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(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄅㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)bou6

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Words With Same Head Word    
暴力bàolìviolence; force; violent
暴躁bàozàoirascible; irritable; violent
暴露bàolùto expose; to reveal; to lay bare
暴雨bàoyǔtorrential rain; rainstorm
暴利bàolìsudden huge profits
Words With Same Tail Word    
风暴fēngbàostorm; violent commotion; fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc)
残暴cánbàobrutal; vicious; ruthless
粗暴cūbàorough; cruel
强暴qiángbàoviolent; to rape
防暴fángbàoto suppress a riot; riot control
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