Definition & Meaning

innumerable; be as many as the hair on an ox; be countless; be too many to be enumerated

Word usage

duō rú niú máo

多 如 牛 毛

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deroginnumerable; be as many as the hair on an ox; be countless; be too many to be enumerated
- zhì néng shǒu jī ruǎn jiàn rú jīn yǐ duō rú niú máo
  智能手机软件如今已多如牛毛。
  Smartphone applications are a dime a dozen.
- kē juān zá shuì duō rú niú máo
  苛捐杂税多如牛毛。
  Taxes and levies were as many as the hairs on anox.
synonym
chéng qiān shàng wàn成千上万 bǐ bǐ jiē shì比比皆是 yǔ hòu chūn sǔn雨后春笋 bù jì qí shù不计其数 shù yǐ wàn jì数以万计 shǔ bù shèng shǔ数不胜数 bù kě shèng shǔ不可胜数 hàn niú chōng dòng汗牛充栋 héng hé shā shù恒河沙数 chē zài dǒu liáng车载斗量 zhǐ bù shèng qū指不胜屈 gēng pú nán shǔ更仆难数 dǒu liáng chē zài斗量车载 yíng piān mǎn jí盈篇满籍
antonym
dú yī wú èr独一无二 bù kě duō dé不可多得 liáo liáo wú jǐ寥寥无几 jué wú jǐn yǒu绝无仅有 qū zhǐ kě shǔ屈指可数 fèng máo lín jiǎo凤毛麟角 bǎi lǐ tiāo yī百里挑一 shuò guǒ jǐn cún硕果仅存 liáo ruò chén xīng寥若晨星 liáo shèng yú wú聊胜于无 jiǔ niú yī háo九牛一毫

Word usage

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"多如牛毛" is mostly used for the things that people disgust or the objects that are not rare.

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