罄竹难书 (罄竹難書)
qìng zhú nán shū
Pinyin

Definition

罄竹难书 (罄竹難書)
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qìng zhú nán shū
  1. so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted
  2. innumerable crimes (idiom)
  3. see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书[qìng bǐ nán shū]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

炮竹
pào zhú
  1. 1 firecracker
爆竹
bào zhú
  1. 1 firecracker
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
  1. 1 like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
  2. 2 with irresistible force
售罄
shòu qìng
  1. 1 to be completely sold out
  2. 2 to sell out
富贵竹
fù guì zhú
  1. 1 lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)

Idioms (11)

势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
  1. 1 like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
  2. 2 with irresistible force
破竹之势
pò zhú zhī shì
  1. 1 lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
破竹建瓴
pò zhú jiàn líng
  1. 1 lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
竹篮打水
zhú lán dǎ shuǐ
  1. 1 using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
竹篮打水，一场空
zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng
  1. 1 using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort