làn

overflowing

excessive; indiscriminate

water (氵) + sound (监) = water overflowing without restraint

监 lends the sound làn; the water radical carries the core meaning. Water that overflows its banks spreads without limit — capturing the sense of excess and indiscriminate flooding.

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这家店用优惠券,让很多人不高兴。

zhè jiā diàn làn yòng yōu huì quàn,ràng hěn duō rén bù gāo xìng。

This shop abused discount coupons indiscriminately, making many people unhappy.

他觉得网上发广告的行为让人很烦。

tā juéde wǎng shàng làn fā guǎng gào de xíng wéi ràng rén hěn fán。

He finds the behavior of indiscriminately sending out ads online very annoying.

Words with 滥

陈词滥调

chén cí làn diào

cliché

下三滥

xià sān làn

riffraff

俗滥

sú làn

clichéd

宁缺勿滥

nìng quē wù làn

same as 寧缺毋濫|宁缺毋滥[ning4 que1 wu2 lan4]

宁缺毋滥

nìng quē wú làn

better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option

泛滥

fàn làn

variant of 氾濫|泛滥[fan4 lan4]

泛滥成灾

fàn làn chéng zāi

lit. to flood (idiom)

浮滥

fú làn

excessive

滥交

làn jiāo

to fall into bad company

滥伐

làn fá

to denude

滥刑

làn xíng

indiscriminate punishment

滥套子

làn tào zi

platitude

More characters with 氵