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人聲鼎沸

简人声鼎沸 · 繁人聲鼎沸

Mandarin · pinyin rén shēng dǐng fèi

lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom)
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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
鼎: dǐng · large, three-legged bronze caldron; Kangxi radical 206; hexagram ䷱
沸: fèi · boil, bubble up, gush
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music

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2–1–3–4 · ren2 sheng1 ding3 fei4

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(idiomatic) a cacophony of voices

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