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更仆难数

gēng pú nán shǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
too many to count / very many / innumerable
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

更僕難數 更仆难数 [geng1 pu2 nan2 shu3] /too many to count/very many/innumerable/

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Other forms in these source records: 更僕難數

  • 更
    gēng

    to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)

    gèng

    more / even more / further / still / still more

  • 仆
    pū

    to fall forward / to fall prostrate

    pú

    servant

  • 难
    nán

    difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good

    nàn

    disaster / distress / to scold

  • 数
    shǔ

    to count / to count as / to regard as / to enumerate / to list

    shù

    number / figure / several / a few

    shuò

    (literary) frequently / repeatedly

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.