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不胜枚举

Word · IdiomTraditional不勝枚舉

too numerous to mention one by one

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

too many to be listed one by one

formal

Used to emphasize a large quantity where listing everything is impractical. Often follows descriptions of phenomena, examples, or cases.

Guān关
yú于
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
de的
chuán传
yán言
 ,
zhēn真
shì是
bù不
shèng胜
méi枚
jǔ举
 。

The rumors about this matter are truly too many to list.

Tā他
de的
yōu优
xiù秀
pǐn品
zhì质
duō多
dé得
bù不
shèng胜
méi枚
jǔ举
 。

His excellent qualities are too many to enumerate.

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Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
yǐ以
shǎo少
shèng胜
duō多
de的
zhàn战
lì例
bù不
shèng胜
méi枚
jǔ举
 。

Historical battles where the few defeated the many are too numerous to count.