罄竹難書 qìng zhú nán shū

DEFINITIONS

  1. so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted
  2. innumerable crimes (idiom)
  3. see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书[qing4 bi3 nan2 shu1]

CHARACTERS

罄 qìng exhaust, run out, use up; empty
竹 zhú
HSK 5
bamboo; flute; KangXi radical 118
難 nán difficult, arduous, hard; unable
書 shū book, letter, document; writings