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làn

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Definitions

  1. 1. overflowing
  2. 2. excessive
  3. 3. indiscriminate

Words Containing 滥

陈词滥调
chén cí làn diào

cliché

滥权
làn quán

abuse of authority

泛滥
fàn làn

to be in flood

下三滥
xià sān làn

riffraff

滥骂
làn mà

scurrilous

滥觞
làn shāng

lit. floating wine goblets on a stream

滥用权力
làn yòng quán lì

abuse of power

滥用职权
làn yòng zhí quán

abuse of power

滥情
làn qíng

fickle in love

滥套子
làn tào zi

platitude

宁缺勿滥
nìng quē wù làn

same as 寧缺毋濫|宁缺毋滥[nìng quē wú làn]

滥用
làn yòng

to misuse

狂轰滥炸
kuáng hōng làn zhà

to bomb indiscriminately

滥伐
làn fá

to denude

滥竽
làn yú

indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification)

滥好人
làn hǎo rén

sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone

滥调
làn diào

hackneyed talk

滥杀
làn shā

to kill indiscriminately

浮滥
fú làn

excessive

滥竽充数
làn yú chōng shù

lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products

滥漫
làn màn

arbitrary

滥交
làn jiāo

to fall into bad company

泛滥成灾
fàn làn chéng zāi

lit. to flood (idiom)

俗滥
sú làn

clichéd

宁缺毋滥
nìng quē wú làn

better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option

滥砍滥伐
làn kǎn làn fá

wanton destruction of forested lands

滥杀无辜
làn shā wú gū

willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)

滥刑
làn xíng

indiscriminate punishment

粗制滥造
cū zhì làn zào

to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work