滥觞

Traditional form:

濫觴

Pinyin (reading):

lànshāng

Definitions:

• lit. floating wine goblets on a stream
• the origin (of some phenomenon)

Characters:

• 滥 - to flood, to overflow; excessive
• 觞 - wine cup; to propose a toast; feast

Traditional characters:

• 濫 - to flood, to overflow; excessive
• 觴 - wine cup; to propose a toast; feast