層見疊出

简 层见叠出 · 繁 層見疊出
Mandarin · pinyin céng xiàn dié chū

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to occur frequently; to occur repeatedly
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層
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見
jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
疊
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出
chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
层
céng · story, layer, floor, stratum
见
jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
叠
dié · pile; be piled up; fold up
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2–4–2–1 · ceng2 xian4 die2 chu1

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  1. (idiomatic) to occur frequently; to appear repeatedly

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