汗牛充棟

hon6 ngau4 cung1 dung3

lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books

Written Forms

汗牛充棟Traditional · Main Form
汗牛充栋Alternate Form

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