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万人空巷

wàn rén kōng xiàng

4-character word Traditional 萬人空巷

What 万人空巷 means

1. the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate)
2. the whole town turns out

The characters in 万人空巷

• 万wànten thousand; a great number
• 人rénperson; people
• 空kōngempty; air; sky
• 巷xiànglane; alley

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