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The featured idiom 「人來人往」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.

People come and go continuously. It also describes being busy with social engagements.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

rén lái rén wǎng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yan4 loi4 yan4 wong5

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