泛滥

fàn làn · HSK 7

to spread unchecked

🌊 FAN the LAN — a fan blowing water across the land, flooding everywhere

泛 (fàn) means to float or overflow, 滥 (làn) means excessive or indiscriminate. Together they describe water spilling over banks and spreading without control. The sounds fan-lan echo a fan blasting a LAN cable flood across the floor.

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