泛滥成灾 fàn làn chéng zāi

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to flood (idiom)
  2. fig. rampant
  3. in plague proportions

CHARACTERS

泛 fàn to drift, float; careless, reckless
滥 làn flood, overflow; excessive
成 chéng completed, finished, fixed
灾 zāi calamity, disaster, catastrophe