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拍岸

pāi àn

2-character word

What 拍岸 means

1. to beat against the shore (of waves)

The characters in 拍岸

• 拍pāito pat; to clap; to slap
• 岸ànbank; shore; beach; coast

Sounds the same

Read pāi àn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 拍案lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc)…

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