泛滥

Traditional form:

氾濫

Pinyin (reading):

fànlàn

Definitions:

• to overflow; to inundate; to flood
• (fig.) to proliferate unchecked

Characters:

• 泛 - to drift, to float; broad, vast; careless, reckless
• 滥 - to flood, to overflow; excessive

Traditional characters:

• 氾 - to flood, to inundate, to overflow
• 濫 - to flood, to overflow; excessive