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層見疊出

简层见叠出 · 繁層見疊出

Mandarin · pinyin céng xiàn dié chū

(idiom) to occur frequently; to occur repeatedly

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見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
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出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
层: céng · story, layer, floor, stratum
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
叠: dié · pile; be piled up; fold up

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2–4–2–1 · ceng2 xian4 die2 chu1

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(idiomatic) to occur frequently; to appear repeatedly

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