粵

洪hung4流lau4

hung4 lau4hóng liú

English

  1. a powerful current
  2. a flood (often fig., e.g. a flood of ideas)

Examples

  • 世界上任何人的独自活动,都是清醒而目标明确的,然而一旦被生活的洪流聚在一起,就变得混沌不清了。

    All individuals in the world act with clear goals and distinct intentions. But once these actions are brought together by the great torrents of life, clarity recedes and chaos ensues.

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Sources: cc-cedict, words.hk

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