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成sing4群kwan4

sing4 kwan4chéng qún

English

  1. in groups
  2. (of people) many
  3. large numbers of
  4. grouping

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容人數眾多

Examples

  • 三五成群

    in small groups; in groups of threes or fives

  • 妻妾成群

    used to describe a man who has many wives and concubines

  • 兒女成群

    to have lots of children

  • 鸟儿成群飞着。

    The birds were flying in a group.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 这个森林里猴子成群。

    The forest is teeming with monkeys.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 孩子們集結成群的在玩耍。

    The children gather into groups to play.

    Tatoeba · hkfreddy CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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