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Jyutping sing4 kwan4
Pinyin chéng qún

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. in groups
  2. large numbers of
  3. grouping
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    形容​人數眾​多
    (of people) many
    • 三五成群
      三五成群
      saam1 ng5 sing4 kwan4
      in small groups; in groups of threes or fives
    • 妻妾成群
      妻妾成群
      cai1 cip3 sing4 kwan4
      used to describe a man who has many wives and concubines
    • 兒女成群
      儿女成群
      ji4 neoi5 sing4 kwan4
      to have lots of children
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to gather in great numbers
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    孩子们集结成群的在玩耍。
    孩子們集結成群的在玩耍。
    hái zi men jí jié chéng qún de zài wán shuǎ 。
    • The children gather into groups to play.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    三五成群,冇个好人
    三五成群,冇個好人
    saam1 ng5 sing4 kwan4, mou5 go3 hou2 jan4
    • a group of naughty people or gangsters
  2. Cantonese
    每逢周末,呢个郊野公园都有三五成群嘅游人烧嘢食。
    每逢週末,呢個郊野公園都有三五成群嘅遊人燒嘢食。
    mui5 fung4 zau1 mut6, ni1 go3 gaau1 je5 gung1 jyun2 dou1 jau5 saam1 ng5 sing4 kwan4 ge3 jau4 jan4 siu1 je5 sik6.
    • Every weekend, people come to this country park in small groups to have a barbecue picnic.
  3. Cantonese
    三五成群
    三五成群
    saam1 ng5 sing4 kwan4
    • in small groups; in groups of threes or fives
  4. Cantonese
    妻妾成群
    妻妾成群
    cai1 cip3 sing4 kwan4
    • used to describe a man who has many wives and concubines
  5. Cantonese
    儿女成群
    兒女成群
    ji4 neoi5 sing4 kwan4
    • to have lots of children