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林林總總

简林林总总 · 繁林林總總

Mandarin · pinyin lín lín zǒng zǒng

in great abundance
numerous

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林: lín · forest, grove; surname
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总: zǒng · collect; overall, altogether

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2–2–3–3 · lin2 lin2 zong3 zong3

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lam4 lam4 zung2 zung2

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(idiomatic) numerous and varied; in great abundance

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