The sound of firecrackers in the street was endless.
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From Liu E's late-Qing 《老残游记》 Chapter 2: at the opera, 「叫好的声音不绝于耳」 — the calls of approval from the audience never ceased. The phrase fixed itself to this kind of ceaseless audience noise.
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Strictly for sounds: applause, cheers, firecrackers, music, complaints, rumors. Subject must be a sound. Follows the subject noun directly as a predicate: '掌声不绝于耳'.
