不壹而足 bù yī ér zú too numerous to list

Explanation

指同类的事物不只一个而是很多，无法列举齐全。

Refers to many similar things, too numerous to list.

Origin Story

话说唐朝时期，一位名叫李白的著名诗人游历各地，他所见的奇珍异宝、名山大川、风土人情，不胜枚举，让他深感大唐盛世繁华景象，物华天宝，应有尽有，真是不壹而足。他将这些经历写成了许多脍炙人口的诗歌，流传至今。而他笔下的那些盛世景象，也成为了后人了解大唐辉煌历史的重要素材。

huà shuō táng cháo shíqī yī wèi míng jiào lǐ bái de zhùmíng shīrén yóulì gèdì tā suǒ jiàn de qízhēn yībǎo míngshān dàchuān fēngtǔ rénqíng bù shèng méi jǔ ràng tā shēngǎn dà táng shèngshì fán huá jǐngxiàng wùhuá tiānbǎo yīng yǒu jìnyǒu zhēnshi bù yī ér zú tā jiāng zhèxiē jīnglì xiě chéng le xǔduō kuài zhì rénkǒu de shīgē liúchuán zhì jīn ér tā bǐ xià de nàxiē shèngshì jǐngxiàng yě chéngle hòurén liǎojiě dà táng huīhuáng lìshǐ de zhòngyào sùcái

It is said that during the Tang Dynasty, a famous poet named Li Bai traveled all over the country. The rare treasures, famous mountains and rivers, customs and human sentiments he saw were too numerous to mention, making him deeply feel the prosperous scene of the Tang Dynasty, with abundant resources and everything available. He wrote many popular poems based on these experiences, which have been passed down to this day. The prosperous scenes he described have also become important materials for future generations to understand the glorious history of the Tang Dynasty.

Usage

用于形容种类繁多，无法一一列举的事物。

yòng yú xíngróng zhǒnglèi fánduō wúfǎ yīyī lièjǔ de shìwù

Used to describe a large number of things that are too numerous to list.

Examples

• 他收藏的古董，种类繁多，真是不壹而足。

  tā shōucáng de gǔdǒng zhǒnglèi fánduō zhēnshi bù yī ér zú

  His collection of antiques is numerous and varied.

• 博物馆里的藏品，不壹而足，令人叹为观止。

  bówùguǎn lǐ de cángpǐn bù yī ér zú lìng rén tàn wèi guānzǐ

  The museum's collection is vast and impressive, countless in number and variety

Related Idioms

• 琳琅满目

• 数不胜数

Opposite Idioms

• 屈指可数

• 寥寥无几