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甚囂塵上
简 甚嚣尘上 · 繁 甚囂塵上Mandarin · pinyin shèn xiāo chén shàng
Meanings
- clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor
- to raise a tremendous stink
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4–1–2–4 · shen4 xiao1 chen2 shang4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
sam6 hiu1 can4 soeng6
Cantonese word readings for 甚囂塵上. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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sam6 hiu1 can4 soeng6
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to be on everyone's lips
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