泛濫成災 [－滥－灾]

Jyutping faan3 laam6 sing4 zoi1
Pinyin fàn làn chéng zāi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. to flood (idiom)
  2. fig. rampant
  3. in plague proportions
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to run rampant; to run wild; to run amok
    • 表報之多，鬧得氾濫成災。
      表报之多，闹得泛滥成灾。
      biǎo bào zhī duō ， nào de fàn làn chéng zāi ．
      There is such a flood of statistical forms that they become a scourge.
  2. phrase, idiomatic
    to flood and cause disaster