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遊人如織

简游人如织 · 繁遊人如織

Mandarin · pinyin yóu rén rú zhī

crowded with visitors; packed with tourists

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遊: yóu · wander, roam, travel
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
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游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam
织: zhī · weave, knit; organize, unite

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2–2–2–1 · you2 ren2 ru2 zhi1

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jau4 jan4 jyu4 zik1

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(simile) teeming with tourists; crowded with visitors

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