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摩肩接踵
Mandarin · pinyin mó jiān jiē zhǒng
Meanings
- lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps
- a thronging crowd
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2–1–1–3 · mo2 jian1 jie1 zhong3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
mo1 gin1 zip3 zung2
Cantonese word readings for 摩肩接踵. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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mo1 gin1 zip3 zung2
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to be crowded; to be filled with people.
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