指不胜屈 — “Too many to count”
指不胜屈 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Too many to count”. Innumerable; countless. Literally, “Cannot count by bending fingers”.
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这座城市的夜市小吃种类繁多，真是指不胜屈
The variety of snacks at this city's night market is truly too many to count.
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More idioms starting with 指
- zhǐ指yī一shuō说shí十exaggerate a minor issue
- zhǐ指bù不shèng胜lǚ偻too many to count
- zhǐ指bù不shèng胜shù数too numerous to count
- zhǐ指dōng东huà划xī西talk evasively or beat around the bush
- zhǐ指dōng东dǎ打xī西feint east, attack west
- zhǐ指dōng东huà画xī西Beat around the bush
- zhǐ指dōng东huà话xī西talk aimlessly or evasively
- zhǐ指dōng东shuō说xī西Beat around the bush
- zhǐ指dōng东mà骂xī西criticize indirectly
- zhǐ指shì事lèi类qíng情explain principles and illustrate situations
- zhǐ指qīn亲tuō托gù故claim kinship or feign acquaintance
- zhǐ指nìng佞chù触xié邪expose sycophants and resist evil
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Open the tool →Questions about 指不胜屈
What does 指不胜屈 mean?
指不胜屈 (zhǐ bù shèng qū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Too many to count”.
How do you pronounce 指不胜屈?
指不胜屈 is pronounced zhǐ bù shèng qū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 指不胜屈 literally mean?
Literally, 指不胜屈 means “Cannot count by bending fingers”. It is used to mean “Too many to count”.
What is the Chinese definition of 指不胜屈?
指：手指；屈：弯曲。扳着指头数也数不过来。形容为数很多。