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南来北往 有的从南往北，有的从北往南。也泛指来来往往 元·李行道《灰阑记》第三折：“但是南来北往，经商客旅，都来我这店里吃酒 Nán  Lái  Běi  Wǎng Nlbw 来来往往、南去北来 联合式；作定语、分句；指来来往往

Nan Lai Bei Wang means to come and go, with 'coming and going' as a synonym. It is found in Li Xingdao's play 'The Ashes Game' in the Yuan Dynasty, 'But travelers going south and north, businessmen.'

南来北往指来来往往，近义词为来来往往，出自元李行道的《灰阑记》“但是南来北往，经商客旅。”

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