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聚訟紛紜

简聚讼纷纭 · 繁聚訟紛紜

Mandarin · pinyin jù sòng fēn yún

(of a body of people) to offer all kinds of different opinions (idiom)
to argue endlessly

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聚: jù · assemble, meet together, collect
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讼: sòng · accuse; argue, dispute; litigate
纷: fēn · in disorder, scattered, tangled
纭: yún · confused, in disorder; numerous

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4–4–1–2 · ju4 song4 fen1 yun2

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zeoi6 zung6 fan1 wan4

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