shoulder to shoulder and hub to hub
It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is m ó Ji ā NJ ī g ǔ, which means it is crowded with pedestrians and vehicles. It comes from Qi CE Yi, the strategy of the Warring States period.
The origin of Idioms
"Qi CE I of Warring States policy" says: "on the way to Linzi, the car hub strikes, and people rub their shoulders."
Idiom usage
Used in a crowded situation
Examples
It's only the Lantern Festival in the imperial city. "Yan Jiu Zhu Zhi Ci" by Wang Weikun in Qing Dynasty
Analysis of Idioms
One after another
Chinese PinYin : mó jiān jī gǔ
shoulder to shoulder and hub to hub
nourish one 's parent in his old age and bury his dead body. yǎng lǎo sòng zhōng
be willing to spend ten million in finding good neighbors. qiān wàn mǎi lín
hold down a job without doing a stroke of work. shī lù sù cān
unrestrained and frank ; straightforward. dà mǎ jīn dāo
use a stone as a pillow and rinse one 's mouth by means of stream - water -- living in seclusion. zhěn shí shù liú