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慌成一團

简慌成一团 · 繁慌成一團

Mandarin · pinyin huāng chéng yī tuán

(of a group of people) to run about helplessly

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慌: huāng · nervous, panicky, frantic
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
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团: tuán · sphere, ball, circle; mass, lump

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1–2–1–2 · huang1 cheng2 yi1 tuan2

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