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重重

Mandarin · pinyin chóng chóng#

layer upon layer
one after another

Mandarin · pinyin zhòng zhòng#

heavily
severely

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重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double

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2–2 · chong2 chong2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cung4 cung4

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adj

layer upon layer; level by level; multi-layered; encircled; surrounded (as in a besieged city or fortress)

adv

again and again; repeatedly; time and time again

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