grand celebration scene; whole town turns out
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
the whole population comes out into the streets, leaving the alleys empty; describing a grand occasion of celebration or welcome
literaryLiterally means 'ten thousand people empty the alleys'. Note that this describes people coming OUT of alleys into streets/plazas to celebrate, NOT deserted streets from people staying inside. Learners often mistakenly interpret this as 'desolate/empty streets'.
Huān欢
yíng迎
yí仪
shì式
nà那
tiān天
，
wàn万
rén人
kōng空
xiàng巷
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
lái来
kàn看
yīng英
xióng雄
。
On the day of the welcome ceremony, the whole town turned out to see the hero.
Guó国
qìng庆
yuè阅
bīng兵
shí时
，
tiān天
ān安
mén门
guǎng广
chǎng场
fù附
jìn近
wàn万
rén人
kōng空
xiàng巷
。
During the National Day parade, the streets around Tiananmen Square were packed with people.
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Zhè这
wèi位
míng明
xīng星
lái来
dào到
xiǎo小
chéng城
，
yǐn引
de得
wàn万
rén人
kōng空
xiàng巷
。
When this celebrity arrived in the small town, it drew a massive crowd.
Duó夺
guàn冠
de的
xiāo消
xī息
chuán传
lái来
，
quán全
chéng城
wàn万
rén人
kōng空
xiàng巷
，
qìng庆
zhù祝
shèng胜
lì利
。
When news of the championship spread, the entire city poured into the streets to celebrate the victory.