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堆案盈几

Mandarin · pinyin duī àn yíng jī

lit. piles of work and papers (idiom); fig. accumulated backlog of work

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堆: duī · heap, pile, crowd; pile up
案: àn · table, bench; legal case
盈: yíng · fill; full, overflowing; surplus
几: jǐ · small table

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1–4–2–1 · dui1 an4 ying2 ji1

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