多如牛毛 (duō rú niú máo) — countless; innumerable
Definition
Chengyu literally meaning 'as many as ox hairs' — a vivid, written way to say 'innumerable' or 'extremely numerous'.
idiom
countlessinnumerable
Examples
- 多如牛毛,。Xiàn zài zhǎo gōng zuò de rén duō rú niú máo, jìng zhēng fēi cháng jī liè.Nowadays, there are countless people looking for jobs, and the competition is very fierce.
- 多如牛毛,。Wǎng luò shàng de xìn xī duō rú niú máo, yào xué huì shāi xuǎn yǒu yòng de.There is an immense amount of information on the internet; you need to learn to filter out the useful.
- 多如牛毛,。Zhè ge chéng shì de xiǎo chī diàn duō rú niú máo, měi jiā dōu yǒu zì jǐ de tè sè.This city has countless snack shops, each with its own specialty.
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