熙熙攘攘 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• bustling with activity

Character by character

• 熙xībright, prosperous; splendid, glorious
• 熙xībright, prosperous; splendid, glorious
• 攘rǎngto usurp, to seize; to repel
• 攘rǎngto usurp, to seize; to repel

Idioms sharing a character

• 熙来攘往 xī lái rǎng wǎng
• 兵戈扰攘 bīng gē rǎo rǎng
• 攘外安内 rǎng wài ān nèi

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