汗牛充栋

Traditional: 汗牛充棟

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Dictionary entry

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

What does 汗牛充栋 mean?

汗牛充栋 (hàn niú chōng dòng) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

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汗hánsee 可汗[ke4 han2], 汗國|汗国[han2 guo2]牛Niúsurname Niu 充chōngsufficient; full · to fill 栋dòngclassifier for houses or buildings · ridgepole (old)

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