Spate

"Spate" in cmn

氾濫 /氾滥

fànlàn

((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)

洪水

hóngshuǐ

((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)

突然迸發 /突然迸发

tūránbèngfā, túránbèngfā

(sudden increase or rush of something — see also flood, outburst, outpouring)

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