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蜂擁而至

简蜂拥而至 · 繁蜂擁而至

Mandarin · pinyin fēng yōng ér zhì

to arrive in huge numbers
to flock there

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蜂: fēng · bee, wasp, hornet
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而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
至: zhì · reach, arrive; extremely, very; Kangxi radical 133
拥: yōng · embrace, hug, squeeze; crowd

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1–1–2–4 · feng1 yong1 er2 zhi4

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fung1 jung2 ji4 zi3

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(idiomatic) to flock; to swarm

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