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恆河沙數

简恒河沙数 · 繁恆河沙數

Mandarin · pinyin Héng hé shā shù

countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)

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恆: Look up this written character
河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
數: shù · number; several; count; fate
恒: héng · constant, regular, persistent
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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2–2–1–4 · Heng2 he2 sha1 shu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hang4 ho4 saa1 sou2

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(idiomatic) an extremely large number of; as numerous as there are grains of sand in the Ganges

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