Taiwan Mandarin

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鼎沸

dǐng fèi·ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄈㄟˋ

“boiling over; clamorous; tumultuous; likened to surging noise or turbulent unrest like water boiling in a cauldron”

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dǐng·ㄉㄧㄥˇ

An ancient bronze cooking cauldron with legs and handles; a ritual vessel used in sacrifices; a symbol of state power or high office; a legendary imperial heirloom.

to boil; to bubble up; to surge; to be agitated or turbulent; to be noisy or clamorous

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沸騰fèiténg·ㄈㄟˋ ㄊㄥˊ(of a liquid) to boil; to bubble up; (of emotions) to boil over; to flare up; to be in turmoil; to surge; to be in an uproar