氾

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On-Yomi: ハン — Kun-Yomi: ひろ.がる

Koohii stories:

1) [astridtops] 7-3-2007(65): It's a widespread belief that they cannot find fingerprints on a body that has been deposited in the water.

2) [mantixen] 23-7-2009(37): It's a widespread belief that water takes away fingerprints.

3) [gavmck] 6-3-2010(14): To foil 犯人 , the use of watermarks (water + fingerprint) on banknotes is widespread. 氾 foils 犯 .

4) [stupiddog] 27-12-2011(7): Warning: 氾濫 (flood) seems to be the only compound known to the WWWJDIC, so I propose this as an alternative keyword. The burglars flooded the mansion they broke into with water, thus leaving no fingerprints behind.

5) [billyclyde] 29-10-2007(5): Widespread panic arises when they discover the WATER has FINGERPRINTS all over it– water thieves! And now, widespread water shortages.

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