洶 [汹]

Jyutping hung1
Pinyin xiōng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. torrential rush
  2. tumultuous
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. torrential rush/tumultuous/noisy/restless/turbulent
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    形容​啲​嘢​氣勢​好​勁
    to be savage
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, of waves
    turbulent; tempestuous
  2. character
    roaring; uproarious
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. the rush of water
  2. turbulent
  3. noisy, restless
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    EUK
  5. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    EPUK
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #976
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    波涛汹涌
    波濤洶湧
    bo1 tou4 hung1 jung2
    • turbulent waves
  2. Cantonese
    民情汹涌
    民情洶湧
    man4 cing4 hung1 jung2
    • tempestuous condition of the citizenry
  3. Cantonese
    今次个风来势汹汹咁，大家要做好防风准备。
    今次個風來勢洶洶咁，大家要做好防風準備。
    gam1 ci3 go3 fung1 loi4 sai3 hung1 hung1 gam2, daai6 gaa1 jiu3 zou6 hou2 fong4 fung1 zeon2 bei6.
    • The approaching typhoon seems to be a severe one. We should be well-prepared for that.
  4. Cantonese
    呢个人来势汹汹，似乎有啲恶意。
    呢個人來勢洶洶，似乎有啲惡意。
    ni1 go3 jan2 loi4 sai3 hung1 hung1, ci5 fu4 jau5 di1 ok3 ji3.
    • This person came rather menacingly and looked contentious.
  5. Cantonese
    台风迫近，海面上波涛汹涌。
    颱風迫近，海面上波濤洶湧。
    toi4 fung1 bik1 gan6, hoi2 min6 soeng6 bo1 tou4 hung1 jung2.
    • As the typhoon approaches, the waves become wild and turbulent.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    海面波涛汹涌，近半数旅客晕船。
    海面波濤洶湧，近半數旅客暈船。
    hǎi miàn bō tāo xiōng yǒng ， jìn bàn shù lǚ kè yùn chuán ．
    • The sea was rough and nearly half of the passengers were seasick.
  2. Mandarin
    谁人不知，两个拳师放对，聪明的拳师往往退让一步，而蠢人则其势汹汹，辟头就使出全副本领，结果却往往被退让者打倒。
    誰人不知，兩個拳師放對，聰明的拳師往往退讓一步，而蠢人則其勢洶洶，闢頭就使出全副本領，結果卻往往被退讓者打倒。
    shéi rén bù zhī ， liǎng gè quán shī fàng duì ， cōng míng de quán shī wǎng wǎng tuì ràng yī bù ， ér chǔn rén zé qí shì xiōng xiōng ， pī tóu jiù shǐ chū quán fù běn lǐng ， jié guǒ què wǎng wǎng bèi tuì ràng zhě dǎ dǎo ．
    • We all know that when two fighters fight, the clever fighter usually gives a little ground at first, while the foolish one rushes in furiously and uses up all the resources at the very start, and in the end is often beaten by the one who has given ground.
    • We all know that when two boxers fight, the clever boxer usually gives a little ground at first, while the foolish one rushes in furiously and uses up all the resources at the very start, and in the end is often beaten by the one who has given ground.