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人山人海

Mandarin · pinyin rén shān rén hǎi

Meanings

  1. (idiom) multitude; vast crowd
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人
rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
山
shān · mountain, hill, peak
海
hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
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2–1–2–3 · ren2 shan1 ren2 hai3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jan4 saan1 jan4 hoi2

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jan4 saan1 jan4 hoi2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) very crowded or congested (with people)

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