人滿為患 [－满为－]

Jyutping jan4 mun5 wai4 waan6
Pinyin rén mǎn wéi huàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. packed with people
  2. overcrowded
  3. overpopulation
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    人太多​而​造成​問題
    overcrowded; overpopulated
    • 京都早已人滿為患，巴士由朝到晚都滿座。
      京都早已人满为患，巴士由朝到晚都满座。
      ging1 dou1 zou2 ji5 jan4 mun5 wai4 waan6, baa1 si2 jau4 ziu1 dou3 maan5 dou1 mun5 zo6.
      Kyoto is suffering from overtourism, buses are full of passengers all day long.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to be overcrowded; to be packed with people
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    周六，东京街上人满为患。
    週六，東京街上人滿為患。
    zhōu liù ， dōng jīng jiē shang rén mǎn wéi huàn 。
    • The streets in Tokyo are full on Saturdays.
  2. Mandarin
    昨天这家商店正好人满为患。
    昨天這家商店正好人滿為患。
    zuó tiān zhè jiā shāng diàn zhèng hǎo rén mǎn wéi huàn 。
    • The store happened to be crowded yesterday.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个城市人满为患，唯有釜底抽薪，控制人口，先可以解决问题。
    呢個城市人滿為患，唯有釜底抽薪，控制人口，先可以解決問題。
    ni1 go3 sing4 si5 jan4 mun5 wai4 waan6，wai4 jau5 fu2 dai2 cau1 san1，hung3 zai3 jan4 hau2，sin1 ho2 ji5 gaai2 kyut3 man6 tai4
    • Overpopulation of this city can only be solved by addressing its root cause - controlling population.
  2. Cantonese
    京都早已人满为患，巴士由朝到晚都满座。
    京都早已人滿為患，巴士由朝到晚都滿座。
    ging1 dou1 zou2 ji5 jan4 mun5 wai4 waan6, baa1 si2 jau4 ziu1 dou3 maan5 dou1 mun5 zo6.
    • Kyoto is suffering from overtourism, buses are full of passengers all day long.