- 鳞次栉比
- líncìzhìbǐ(of buildings) like fish scales and comb teeth; in tight rows; row upon row* * *row upon row of* * *row upon row of* * *lin2 ci4 zhi4 bi3row upon row* * *鳞次栉比lín cì zhì bǐ(形容房屋等密集) row upon row of (houses, etc.); a continuous row of houses; arranged in close order (such as houses in a congested area); arranged in rows; arranged in neat order like the teeth of a comb or overlapping fish scales; a stretch of river boats arranged in close formation; in orderly rows, like scales on a fish or the teeth of a comb; multitude and orderliness; orderly arrangement of houses along a street:江岸新建的仓库鳞次栉比。 Row upon row of newly built warehouses line the waterfront.* * *鱗次櫛比|鳞次栉比 [lín cì zhì bǐ] ► row upon row
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.