Definition
人声鼎沸 is a four-character idiom meaning 'a hubbub of voices' — it describes a place where many people are talking loudly at once, like a crowded market or festival. The literal image is 'human voices boiling like water in a cauldron.' You use it for noisy crowds, not for angry arguments or machinery sounds.
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a hubbub of voicesnoisy and bustling with people talking
Examples
- ，。Guǎngchǎng shàng rén shēng dǐng fèi, rènào jí le.The square was a hubbub of voices, extremely lively.
- ，。Kǎochǎng wài rén shēng dǐng fèi, hěn duō jiāzhǎng zài děng háizi.Outside the exam hall it was noisy with chatter as many parents waited for their children.
- 人声鼎沸。Cài shìchǎng cóng zǎo dào wǎn dōu rén shēng dǐng fèi de.The farmers' market is bustling with voices from morning till night.
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