不一而足

bùyī'érzú
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 by no means an isolated case
  2. 2 numerous and varied
  3. 3 too many to enumerate

Examples

HSK 3
Lèisì de lìzi bùyī'érzú.
There are numerous similar examples.
HSK 7-9
Tā fàn guò de cuòwù bùyī'érzú, hěn nán yīyī lièjǔ.
The mistakes he has made are too many and varied to list one by one.

Tips

history
From 《公羊传·文公九年》: 始有大夫,则何以不氏?许夷狄者,不一而足也。 The Gongyang Commentary uses 不一而足 to explain that the classification of certain groups is not based on a single criterion.
usage
Almost always sentence-final, following a list or the topic it describes. Typical template: ...的例子 / 情况 / 问题 + 不一而足. Formal register - more literary than 多得很 or 很多.

Stroke Order

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