罄竹难书

qìng zhú nán shū

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Definitions

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]

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Child Words of 罄竹难书

• 书 书 shū: book
• 难 难 nán: difficult (to...)
• 难 难 nàn: disaster
• 竹 竹 zhú: bamboo
• 罄 罄 qìng: to use up