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沸沸扬扬
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

沸沸扬扬 [fèifèiyángyáng]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] bubbling and gurgling; in a hubbub
    大家沸沸扬扬地嚷起来。
    A general hubbub arose.
    消息沸沸扬扬地传开了。
    The news spread like wildfire.
    那件事闹得班里沸沸扬扬的。
    那件事被传得沸沸扬扬的。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

沸沸扬扬 [fèifèiyángyáng]
  1. 1. 形 形容人声喧闹、议论纷纷,就像翻滚升腾的开水一样。
See more results for 沸沸扬扬 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

大家沸沸扬扬地嚷起来。
A general hubbub arose. → 沸沸扬扬
消息沸沸扬扬地传开了。
The news spread like wildfire. → 沸沸扬扬
那件事闹得班里沸沸扬扬的。 → 沸沸扬扬
那件事被传得沸沸扬扬的。 → 沸沸扬扬
这部炒得沸沸扬扬的影片也是盛名之下, 其实难副。
This greatly hyped movie is actually unworthy of its reputation. → 盛名之下,其实难副
大型网络公司最近的网络战也打得沸沸扬扬。 → 网络战

Word Decomposition

沸
[fèi] 		+ 沸
[fèi] 		+ 扬
[yáng] 		+ 扬
[Yáng]

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