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Open the tool →趾踵相接 (zhǐ zhǒng xiāng jiē) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a very crowded place or situation where people are standing extremely close to each other, with their toes almost touching the heels of those in front”.
趾踵相接 is pronounced zhǐ zhǒng xiāng jiē in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 趾踵相接 means “toes touch heels”. It is used to mean “describes a very crowded place or situation where people are standing extremely close to each other, with their toes almost touching the heels of those in front”.
形容人数之多。亦作“趾踵相错”。