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
shoulder to shoulder and hub to hub
not let others express their views - dù jué yán lù
grand occasions in those years - tian bao dang nian