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紛至沓來

简纷至沓来 · 繁紛至沓來

Mandarin · pinyin fēn zhì tà lái

to come thick and fast (idiom)

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紛: Look up this written character
至: zhì · reach, arrive; extremely, very; Kangxi radical 133
沓: dá · tà · connected, joined; repeated
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
纷: fēn · in disorder, scattered, tangled
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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1–4–4–2 · fen1 zhi4 ta4 lai2

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(idiomatic) to come thick and fast

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