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泛濫成災

简 泛滥成灾 · 繁 泛濫成災
Mandarin · pinyin fàn làn chéng zāi

Meanings

  1. lit. to flood (idiom)
  2. fig. rampant
  3. in plague proportions
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泛
fàn · to drift, float; careless, reckless
濫
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成
chéng · completed, finished, fixed
災
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滥
làn · flood, overflow; excessive
灾
zāi · calamity, disaster, catastrophe
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4–4–2–1 · fan4 lan4 cheng2 zai1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

faan3 laam6 sing4 zoi1

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faan3 laam6 sing4 zoi1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to flood and cause disaster
  2. (idiomatic) to run rampant; to run wild; to run amok

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