沸沸扬扬 (沸沸揚揚)
fèi fèi yáng yáng
Pinyin

Definition

沸沸扬扬 (沸沸揚揚)
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fèi fèi yáng yáng
  1. bubbling and gurgling
  2. hubbubing
  3. abuzz

Character Decomposition

Related Words (9)

沸腾
fèi téng
  1. 1 (of a liquid) to boil
  2. 2 (of sentiments etc) to boil over
  3. 3 to flare up
  4. 4 to be impassioned
沸水
fèi shuǐ
  1. 1 boiling water
沸点
fèi diǎn
  1. 1 boiling point
煮沸
zhǔ fèi
  1. 1 to boil
人声鼎沸
rén shēng dǐng fèi
  1. 1 lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom)
  2. 2 hubbub
  3. 3 brouhaha

Idioms (5)

人声鼎沸
rén shēng dǐng fèi
  1. 1 lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom)
  2. 2 hubbub
  3. 3 brouhaha
以汤沃沸
yǐ tāng wò fèi
  1. 1 to manage a situation badly (idiom)
民怨沸腾
mín yuàn fèi téng
  1. 1 seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over
民怨鼎沸
mín yuàn dǐng fèi
  1. 1 seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over
热血沸腾
rè xuè fèi téng
  1. 1 to be fired up (idiom)
  2. 2 to have one's blood racing

Sample Sentences

这事最近闹得沸沸扬扬的，可不得上头条。据说，只要给“枪手”五万元，就能考上重点本科。
zhè shì zuìjìn nào de fèifèiyángyáng de ，kě bù děi shàng tóutiáo 。jùshuō ，zhǐyào gěi “qiāngshǒu ”wǔwàn yuán ，jiù néng kǎoshàng zhòngdiǎnběnkē 。
This has recently caused quite a ruckus; it had to hit the headlines. People say that if you give fifty thousand RMB to the "surrogate exam-takers" you can get into a famous university.
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