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lit. as difficult to count as hair pulled from sb's head (idiom) · fig. innumerable (crimes)

擢发难数
zhuó fà nán shǔ
zh+uó·2nd tonef+à·4th tonen+án·2nd tonesh+ǔ·3rd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(lit.) too numerous to record on bamboo slips (idiom) · (fig.) (of crimes or misdeeds) innumerable; beyond counting罄竹难书qìng zhú nán shū(idiom) too many to count; innumerable数不胜数shǔ bù shèng shǔtoo numerous to mention individually or one by one不胜枚举bù shèng méi jǔ
Antonyms
(idiom) negligible; insignificant微不足道wēi bù zú dào(lit.) can be counted on one's fingers (idiom) · (fig.) very few屈指可数qū zhǐ kě shǔa tiny bit · very little · next to nothing (idiom)微乎其微wēi hū qí wēi
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