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满天飞

Word · IdiomTraditional滿天飛

to be everywhere; to fly all over the sky; to be all over the place

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

idiom

to be all over the place; to be ubiquitous; to fly all over the sky

informal

Often used to describe something or someone being seen everywhere, often with a negative connotation of being scattered, chaotic, or out of control. Can describe rumors, advertisements, or people who are hard to pin down.

Nà那
zhǒng种
jiǎ假
xīn新
wén闻
zài在
wǎng网
luò络
shàng上
mǎn满
tiān天
fēi飞
 。

That kind of fake news is flying all over the internet.

Zhè这
ge个
míng明
xīng星
de的
bā八
guà卦
xiāo消
xi息
zuì最
jìn近
mǎn满
tiān天
fēi飞
 。

Gossip about this celebrity is everywhere lately.

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Tā他
zhè这
rén人
mǎn满
tiān天
fēi飞
 ,
ràng让
wǒ我
dào到
nǎ哪
er儿
qù去
zhǎo找
 ?

He's all over the place; where am I supposed to find him?

Zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
pǐn品
de的
xuān宣
chuán传
guǎng广
gào告
xiàn现
zài在
shì是
mǎn满
tiān天
fēi飞
 。

Advertisements for this kind of medicine are now everywhere.

Qiū秋
tiān天
dào到
le了
 ,
luò落
yè叶
mǎn满
tiān天
fēi飞
 。

Autumn has arrived, and fallen leaves are flying all over the sky.