raging waves; wild seas
Literary or dramatic term for violently rough waves; often used figuratively for turbulent situations.
The ship was swallowed by the raging waves.
狂瀾怒涛の時代を生き抜く。
Survive an era of raging waves and towering billows (a turbulent age).
maelstrom; raging waves; great turmoil
Compound of 狂 (kyō, 'crazy, wild') and 瀾 (ran, 'large wave'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.