làn

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 滥

泛滥
fàn làn

to be in flood

滥用
làn yòng

to misuse

下三滥
xià sān làn

riffraff

俗滥
sú làn

clichéd

宁缺勿滥
nìng quē wù làn

same as 寧缺毋濫|宁缺毋滥[nìng quē wú làn]

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

泛滥成灾
fàn làn chéng zāi

lit. to flood (idiom)

浮滥
fú làn

excessive

滥交
làn jiāo

to fall into bad company

滥伐
làn fá

to denude

滥刑
làn xíng

indiscriminate punishment

滥套子
làn tào zi

platitude

滥好人
làn hǎo rén

sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone

滥情
làn qíng

fickle in love

滥权
làn quán

abuse of authority

滥杀
làn shā

to kill indiscriminately

滥杀无辜
làn shā wú gū

willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)

滥漫
làn màn

arbitrary

滥用权力
làn yòng quán lì

abuse of power

滥用职权
làn yòng zhí quán

abuse of power

滥砍滥伐
làn kǎn làn fá

wanton destruction of forested lands

滥竽
làn yú

indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification)

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

滥骂
làn mà

scurrilous

滥觞
làn shāng

lit. floating wine goblets on a stream

滥调
làn diào

hackneyed talk

狂轰滥炸
kuáng hōng làn zhà

to bomb indiscriminately

粗制滥造
cū zhì làn zào

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

陈词滥调
chén cí làn diào

cliché