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哄然

hōng rán

2-character word

What 哄然 means

1. boisterous
2. uproarious

The characters in 哄然

• 哄hōngroar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd)
• 然ráncorrect; right; so

Sounds the same

Read hōng rán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 轰然loudly; with a loud bang; a loud rumble

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