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罄竹難書
简 罄竹难书 · 繁 罄竹難書Mandarin · pinyin qìng zhú nán shū
Meanings
- (lit.) too numerous to record on bamboo slips (idiom)
- (fig.) (of crimes or misdeeds) innumerable; beyond counting
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4–2–2–1 · qing4 zhu2 nan2 shu1
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hing3 zuk1 naan4 syu1
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hing3 zuk1 naan4 syu1
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- (of crimes) to be innumerable
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