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大街小巷

dà jiē xiǎo xiàng

every street and alley; all over town

Character by character

大dà
big
街jiē
streets
小xiǎo
small
巷xiàng
lanes

Example

这首歌火遍了大街小巷。
This song is playing all over town.

Tone: neutral.

Usage and origin

Frame: 传遍/火遍大街小巷.

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