







亚肩迭背 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Packed shoulder to shoulder and back to back”. Describing a very crowded scene or a large number of people in a confined space. Literally, “shoulders pressing, backs overlapping”.

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Open the tool →亚肩迭背 (yà jiān dié bèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Packed shoulder to shoulder and back to back”.
亚肩迭背 is pronounced yà jiān dié bèi in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 亚肩迭背 means “shoulders pressing, backs overlapping”. It is used to mean “Packed shoulder to shoulder and back to back”.
肩压肩,背挨背。形容人多拥挤。