as numerous as the hairs on an ox; countless
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
as numerous as the hairs on an ox; countless
neutralUsed to hyperbolically describe an extremely large quantity of things (usually objects or abstract things, not people). Often implies the quantity is overwhelming or hard to count.
Rú如
jīn今
shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
de的
tóng同
lèi类
chǎn产
pǐn品
duō多
rú如
niú牛
máo毛
，
jìng竞
zhēng争
fēi非
cháng常
jī激
liè烈
。
Similar products on the market today are as numerous as the hairs on an ox; the competition is extremely fierce.
Gǔ古
dài代
Zhōng中
guó国
de的
diǎn典
jí籍
duō多
rú如
niú牛
máo毛
，
yī一
gè个
rén人
yī一
shēng生
dōu都
dú读
bù不
wán完
。
Ancient Chinese texts are countless; a person couldn't finish reading them in a lifetime.
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Tā他
shōu收
dào到
de的
lā垃
jī圾
yóu邮
jiàn件
duō多
rú如
niú牛
máo毛
，
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
yào要
huā花
shí时
jiān间
qīng清
lǐ理
。
The spam emails he receives are as numerous as ox hair; he has to spend time cleaning them up every day.
Zhè这
gè个
chéng城
shì市
lǐ里
de的
xiǎo小
chī吃
tān摊
duō多
rú如
niú牛
máo毛
，
nǐ你
hěn很
nán难
quán全
bù部
cháng尝
biàn遍
。
The snack stalls in this city are countless; it's hard to try them all.