罄竹难书 in English qing4 zhu2 nan2 shu1 Meaning

Meanings

  • so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted
  • innumerable crimes (idiomatic expression)
  • see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书[qing4 bi3 nan2 shu1]

Simplified Characters

罄 竹 难 书

Traditional Characters

罄 竹 難 書

Pinyin

qing4 zhu2 nan2 shu1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

罄qing4to use up 竹zhu2bamboo 难nan2difficult (to...) 书shu1abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]