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紛至沓來

简 纷至沓来 · 繁 紛至沓來
Mandarin · pinyin fēn zhì tà lái

Meanings

  1. to come thick and fast (idiom)
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紛
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至
zhì · reach, arrive; extremely, very; Kangxi radical 133
沓
dá · tà · connected, joined; repeated
來
lái · come, coming; return, returning
纷
fēn · in disorder, scattered, tangled
来
lái · come, coming; return, returning
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1–4–4–2 · fen1 zhi4 ta4 lai2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to come thick and fast

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