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挨山塞海

挨山塞海 — “Lean against mountains and block seas”

挨山塞海 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe an extremely large and dense crowd, so many people that they seem to fill up mountains and seas; jam-packed with people”. Literally, “Lean against mountains and block seas”.

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挨山塞海 Pronunciation and Pinyin

挨山塞海 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
挨
āi10suffer, endure, or delay
山
shān3mountain or hill
塞
sè13to block or plug
海
hǎi10sea, ocean, or vast

Example Sentence with 挨山塞海

今天商场里举行促销活动,真是人山人海,顾客们挨山塞海地挤在一起,想买到心仪的商品。
Today, there's a promotional event at the mall, it was truly a vast crowd, with customers packed shoulder to shoulder, trying to buy their desired items.

Idioms Related to 挨山塞海

Synonyms of 挨山塞海

  • rén人shān山rén人hǎi海a huge crowd of people

More idioms starting with 挨

  • āi挨sān三dǐng顶wǔ五a continuous stream of people
  • āi挨dòng冻shòu受jī饥suffer from cold and hunger
  • ái挨dòng冻shòu受è饿suffer from cold and hunger
  • āi挨jiā家àn按hù户from house to house
  • āi挨jiā家āi挨hù户from house to house
  • ái挨dǎ打shòu受qì气suffer physical abuse and verbal humiliation
  • ái挨dǎ打shòu受mà骂to suffer physical and and verbal abuse
  • āi挨jiān肩dié叠bèi背packed shoulder to shoulder and back to back
  • āi挨jiān肩bìng并zú足packed shoulder to shoulder and foot to foot
  • āi挨jiān肩dā搭bèi背extremely intimate and affectionate
  • āi挨jiān肩cā擦bèi背jostling in a crowded place
  • āi挨jiān肩cā擦liǎn脸behave intimately or indecorously

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Questions about 挨山塞海

What does 挨山塞海 mean?

挨山塞海 (āi shān sè hǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe an extremely large and dense crowd, so many people that they seem to fill up mountains and seas; jam-packed with people”.

How do you pronounce 挨山塞海?

挨山塞海 is pronounced āi shān sè hǎi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 挨山塞海 literally mean?

Literally, 挨山塞海 means “Lean against mountains and block seas”. It is used to mean “to describe an extremely large and dense crowd, so many people that they seem to fill up mountains and seas; jam-packed with people”.

What is the Chinese definition of 挨山塞海?

形容人极多而拥挤不堪。

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