shoulders rubbing and wheels clashing; extremely crowded traffic
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
extremely crowded; teeming with people and traffic
literaryUsed to vividly describe scenes of heavy traffic, bustling marketplaces, or crowded streets. It conveys a sense of density and busyness. The variant form is '摩肩击毂' (mó jiān jī gǔ).
Jié节
rì日
lǐ里
de的
shì市
zhōng中
xīn心
，
zhēn真
shì是
jiān肩
mó摩
gǔ毂
jī击
，
cùn寸
bù步
nán难
xíng行
。
During the festival, the city center is so crowded it's hard to take a single step.
Jiù旧
shí时
miào庙
huì会
，
wǎng往
wǎng往
jiān肩
mó摩
gǔ毂
jī击
，
rè热
nao闹
fēi非
fán凡
。
In the past, temple fairs were often packed and extremely lively.
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Bàng傍
wǎn晚
de的
xià下
bān班
gāo高
fēng峰
，
zhǔ主
yào要
gàn干
dào道
shàng上
yòu又
shì是
yī一
fān番
jiān肩
mó摩
gǔ毂
jī击
de的
jǐng景
xiàng象
。
During the evening rush hour, the main roads once again present a scene of bumper-to-bumper traffic.