sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6成千上萬成千上万
Jyutpingsing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6
Yalesìhng chīn séuhng maahn
Definition
Thousands upon thousands; an immense number.
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How it's used
Emphasizes a vast, uncountable quantity rather than a literal count. It functions as an adverbial or adjectival phrase to express hyperbole about large crowds or collections. Unlike smaller quantifiers, it carries a sense of overwhelming scale that makes individual counting impossible.
Examples
There are thousands and thousands of people queuing up over there.
Do you know there are thousands upon thousands of mosquitoes here?
Related words
Common phrases
thousands and thousands of people
as many as thousands and thousands
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Grammar guides
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