mó jiān jiē zhǒngdictionary entry
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lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps / a thronging crowd
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Original source entry:

摩肩接踵 摩肩接踵 [mo2 jian1 jie1 zhong3] /lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps/a thronging crowd/

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摩肩接踵
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