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层出不穷

céng chū bù qióngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
more and more emerge / innumerable succession / breeding like flies (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-906c14aeaa3c14ab. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

層出不窮 层出不穷 [ceng2 chu1 bu4 qiong2] /more and more emerge/innumerable succession/breeding like flies (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 層出不窮

  • 层
    céng

    to pile on top of one another / layer / stratum / floor (of a building) / story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers

  • 出
    chū

    to go out / to come out / to arise / to occur / to produce / to yield / to go beyond / to exceed / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 穷
    qióng

    poor / destitute / to use up / to exhaust / thoroughly / extremely / (coll.) persistently and pointlessly

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