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Open the tool →比肩迭迹 (bǐ jiān dié jì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a vast and dense crowd where people are so numerous their shoulders touch and their footprints overlap, indicating a very crowded place”.
比肩迭迹 is pronounced bǐ jiān dié jì in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 比肩迭迹 means “shoulders rubbing, footprints overlapping”. It is used to mean “describes a vast and dense crowd where people are so numerous their shoulders touch and their footprints overlap, indicating a very crowded place”.
肩膀相靠,足迹相迭。形容人多。