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堆積如山

简堆积如山 · 繁堆積如山

Mandarin · pinyin duī jī rú shān

to pile up like a mountain (idiom)
a mountain of (paperwork etc)
a large number of sth

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堆: duī · heap, pile, crowd; pile up
積: Look up this written character
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
积: jī · accumulate, store up, amass

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1–1–2–1 · dui1 ji1 ru2 shan1

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(simile) having enormous amounts of; having heaps of

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