蔓延 (mànyán) — to spread, creep outward (of fire, vines, rumor)

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蔓延 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)

蔓延＝蔓＋延

ㄇㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ · mànyán

verb — to spread, creep outward (of fire, vines, rumor)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

蔓a creeping vine (藤蔓)màn艸 the plant; 曼 màn gives the sound

延to extend (延長)yán

蔓延，藤蔓的蔓，延長的延。

藤（蔓）爬過去，一路延（延）出去，圍牆都被蓋滿。

The vine (蔓) crawls on, extending (延) outward, until the wall is overrun.

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