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lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books

汗牛充栋
hàn niú chōng dòng
h+àn·4th tonen+iú·2nd tonech+ōng·1st toned+òng·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless · innumerable不计其数bù jì qí shùvast as the open sea (idiom); fig. extensive (library)浩如烟海hào rú yān hǎia succession of · a series of一连串yī lián chuàn
Antonyms
(idiom) very few寥寥无几liáo liáo wú jǐ(lit.) can be counted on one's fingers (idiom) · (fig.) very few屈指可数qū zhǐ kě shǔrare as morning stars (idiom) · few and far between · sparse寥若晨星liáo ruò chén xīng
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