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滿堂

简满堂 · 繁滿堂

Mandarin · pinyin mǎn táng

whole audience
a sellout (capacity audience)
jam-packed

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滿: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied
堂: táng · hall; government office
满: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied

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3–2 · man3 tang2

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noun

the whole hall or house; all the audience; the whole assemblage

verb

to fill a hall; (figurative) to be numerous

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