不可胜数 — “Innumerable”
不可胜数 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Innumerable”. Too many to count; countless. Literally, “Cannot be fully counted”.
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不可胜数 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 不bù
- 可kě
- 胜shèng
- 数shǔ
不可胜数 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 不可胜数
夜空中闪烁的星星，多得不可胜数，令人陶醉。
The stars twinkling in the night sky are too numerous to count, which is mesmerizing.
Origin and Story of 不可胜数
During the Western Han Dynasty, Liu An, the Prince of Huainan, planned to rebel. He frequently consulted with his physician, Wu Bei, about how to start the uprising.
Wu Bei believed that Emperor Gaozu of Han had gained power because of the tyrannical rule of the Qin King, who built the Great Wall, causing countless deaths ( and widespread public resentment. Wu Bei argued that initiating a rebellion at that time would be difficult to succeed.
Wu Bei then devised another plan for Liu An, but it ultimately failed.
Idioms Related to 不可胜数
Synonyms of 不可胜数
More idioms starting with 不
- bù不yī一ér而zú足numerous and varied, impossible to list all
- bù不sān三bù不sì四improper or disreputable
- bù不shàng上bù不xià下stuck in an awkward position
- bù不shàng上bù不luò落in an awkward or embarrassing situation
- bù不shì世zhī之yè业unparalleled achievements
- bù不shì世zhī之chóu仇unrivaled enmity
- bù不shì世zhī之gōng功unparalleled achievement
- bù不shì世zhī之lüè略unparalleled strategy
- bù不sàng丧bǐ匕chàng鬯peace and order, rituals undisturbed
- bù不fēng丰bù不jiǎn俭neither extravagant nor frugal
- bù不fēng丰bù不shā杀neither extravagant nor frugal
- bù不wèi为wǔ五dǒu斗mǐ米zhé折yāo腰Refuse to compromise integrity for meager gain
Questions about 不可胜数
- What does 不可胜数 mean?
- 不可胜数 (bù kě shèng shǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Innumerable”.
- How do you pronounce 不可胜数?
- 不可胜数 is pronounced bù kě shèng shǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 不可胜数 literally mean?
- Literally, 不可胜数 means “Cannot be fully counted”. It is used to mean “Innumerable”.
- Where does 不可胜数 come from?
- 不可胜数 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 不可胜数?
- 胜：尽。数也数不过来。形容数量极多。