五方杂处 meaning in English
a place where all kinds of people live; inhabited by people from all walks of life; (city where) people from all regions congregate; there are men from all districts in the city
Examples
- Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called london, soho is perhaps least suited to the forsyte spirit .
在伦敦这样一个五方杂处，令人莫测的怪地方，苏荷区恐怕是最最不适合福尔赛精神的了。 - Settlers, too, came from distant countries, some with an alarming novelty of skill, others with an offensive advantage in cunning .
居民也变得五方杂处，各地的人都来了，有的带来了惊人的新技术，有的显示了防不胜防的狡猾伎俩。