满城 (Mǎn chéng) — the whole city; (place name) Mancheng District, Baoding, Hebei
Definition
Literally 'whole city,' 满城 is used as an adverbial phrase meaning 'all over the city' — note the existing translation 'the whole city' is a literal gloss, not the idiomatic use. Often appears in the set phrase 满城风雨 ('uproar all over town').
noun
the whole city(place name) Mancheng DistrictBaodingHebei
Examples
- ，。Zhè jiàn shì nào dé Mǎn chéng fēng yǔ, rén rén dōu zài yì lùn.This incident caused a huge uproar throughout the city; everyone is talking about it.
- ，满城。Chūn tiān dào le, Mǎn chéng de yīng huā dōu kāi le.Spring has arrived, and the cherry blossoms are blooming all over the city.
- 满城，。Tā shì Mǎn chéng rén, duì zhè lǐ de yì jiē yí xiàng dōu hěn shú xi.He is a native of the whole city (or: from Mancheng), familiar with every street and alley here.
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