罄竹难书 (qìng zhú nán shū) — (idiom) too numerous to record (of crimes, misdeeds, or wrongdoings)
Definition
Literally 'even using up all the bamboo [strips] one cannot write it all down' — a formal idiom meaning crimes or misdeeds are too numerous to record. Used only for severe wrongdoing, never for neutral lists.
idiom
too numerous to record (of crimes, misdeeds, or wrongdoings)
Examples
- 罄竹难书。Zhè ge zuì fàn de zuì xíng qìng zhú nán shū.This criminal's crimes are too numerous to record.
- 罄竹难书。Lì shǐ shàng bào jūn de è xíng qìng zhú nán shū.The atrocities of tyrants throughout history are too many to list.
- 罄竹难书，。Tā de liè jì qìng zhú nán shū, lìng rén fà zhǐ.His misdeeds are so numerous they cannot be recorded — it's outrageous.
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