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(lit.) not one drop can trickle through (idiom) · (fig.) (of crowds, traffic etc) impenetrable

水泄不通
shuǐ xiè bù tōng
sh+uǐ·3rd tonex+iè·4th toneb+ù·4th tonet+ōng·1st tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) multitude; vast crowd人山人海rén shān rén hǎicrowded · to throng · congestion拥挤yōng jǐ(idiom) bustling with activity熙熙攘攘xī xī rǎng rǎnglit. shoulder to shoulder and heel to heel (idiom) · fig. crowded; packed with people比肩继踵bǐ jiān jì zhǒng
Antonyms
roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides四通八达sì tōng bā dá
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