as numerous as the sands of the Ganges; countless
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
as numerous as the sands of the Ganges; countless; an immense number
literaryOriginally a phrase from Buddhist scriptures. Used in formal or literary contexts to describe an extremely large, often uncountable quantity.
Yè夜
kōng空
zhōng中
de的
xīng星
xing星
，
Héng恒
Hé河
shā沙
shù数
，
nán难
yǐ以
jì计
shù数
。
The stars in the night sky are as countless as the sands of the Ganges.
Hù互
lián联
wǎng网
shàng上
de的
xìn信
xī息
Héng恒
Hé河
shā沙
shù数
，
yào要
xué学
huì会
biàn辨
bié别
zhēn真
wěi伪
。
Information on the internet is countless; one must learn to distinguish truth from falsehood.
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Lì历
jīng经
jié劫
nàn难
，
rén人
jiān间
kǔ苦
nàn难
Héng恒
Hé河
shā沙
shù数
。
After many calamities, the suffering in the human world is immense and countless.