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(lit.) as numerous as the hairs of an ox (idiom) · (fig.) innumerable; countless

多如牛毛
duō rú niú máo
d+uō·1st toner+ú·2nd tonen+iú·2nd tonem+áo·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
can be found everywhere比比皆是bǐ bǐ jiē shìlit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless · innumerable不计其数bù jì qí shù(lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) · (fig.) untold numbers; innumerable; countless成千上万chéng qiān shàng wàncountless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)恒河沙数Héng hé shā shùa succession of · a series of一连串yī lián chuàn(idiom) too many to count; innumerable数不胜数shǔ bù shèng shǔ
Antonyms
(idiom) very few寥寥无几liáo liáo wú jǐrare as morning stars (idiom) · few and far between · sparse寥若晨星liáo ruò chén xīnglit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom) · fig. few and far between凤毛麟角fèng máo lín jiǎobetter than nothing (idiom)聊胜于无liáo shèng yú wú
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