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紛紛揚揚

简纷纷扬扬 · 繁紛紛揚揚

Mandarin · pinyin fēn fēn yáng yáng

(idiom) (of leaves etc) fluttering about

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纷: fēn · in disorder, scattered, tangled
扬: yáng · scatter, spread; praise

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1–1–2–2 · fen1 fen1 yang2 yang2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fan1 fan1 joeng4 joeng4

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adj

(ideophonic) coming thick and fast; fluttering
(ideophonic) synonym of 沸沸揚揚 /沸沸扬扬 (fèifèiyángyáng)

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