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更僕難數

简更仆难数 · 繁更僕難數

Mandarin · pinyin gēng pú nán shǔ

too many to count
very many
innumerable

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更: gèng · more, still further, much more; to change, alter
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數: shù · number; several; count; fate
仆: pū · fall forward; lie prostrate, prone; servant
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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1–2–2–3 · geng1 pu2 nan2 shu3

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