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汗牛充棟
简 汗牛充栋 · 繁 汗牛充棟Mandarin · pinyin hàn niú chōng dòng
Meanings
- lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books
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4–2–1–4 · han4 niu2 chong1 dong4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
hon6 ngau4 cung1 dung3
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hon6 ngau4 cung1 dung3
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phrase
- (figurative, of books) to be numerous
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