







一部二十四史无从说起 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a situation or topic is so vast and complex”. With numerous details and threads, that one doesn't know where to begin to explain it. Literally, “Twenty-Four Histories; no knowing where to begin”.

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Open the tool →一部二十四史无从说起 (yī bù èr shí sì shǐ wú cóng shuō qǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a situation or topic is so vast and complex”.
一部二十四史无从说起 is pronounced yī bù èr shí sì shǐ wú cóng shuō qǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 一部二十四史无从说起 means “Twenty-Four Histories; no knowing where to begin”. It is used to mean “a situation or topic is so vast and complex”.
二十四史:清乾隆时刻《史记》等24部史书。比喻情况复杂,头绪繁多,不知从哪里说起才好