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成千上萬

简成千上万 · 繁成千上萬

Mandarin · pinyin chéng qiān shàng wàn

(lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
(fig.) untold numbers; innumerable; countless

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成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
千: qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
萬: Look up this written character
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable

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2–1–4–4 · cheng2 qian1 shang4 wan4

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seng4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 · sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6

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(idiomatic) by the thousands and tens of thousands; untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands

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