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The Chinese idiom "俯拾皆是" is formed from the characters 俯 (bend down), 拾 (pick up), 皆 (all), and 是 (this). Literally, it depicts bending down to pick up items, with everything being of that kind, which collectively conveys the figurative meaning that something is so abundant it can be found everywhere easily.

Word Definition - 俯拾皆是

fǔ shí jiē shì lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom); fig. extremely common; easily available