汗牛充栋 in English han4 niu2 chong1 dong4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiomatic expression); metaphorically many books

Simplified Characters

汗 牛 充 栋

Traditional Characters

汗 牛 充 棟

Pinyin

han4 niu2 chong1 dong4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

汗han4see 可汗[ke4 han2], 汗國|汗国[han2 guo2] 牛niu2surname Niu 充chong1to fill 栋dong4classifier for houses or buildings