hằng hà sa số
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== Vietnamese ==
=== Etymology ===
Sino-Vietnamese word from 恆河沙數, composed of 恆河 (“Ganges”), 沙 (“sand”) and 數 (“number”). See also Chinese 恆河沙 / 恒河沙 (hénghéshā, “1052”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haŋ˨˩ haː˨˩ saː˧˧ so˧˦]
(Huế) IPA(key): [haŋ˦˩ haː˦˩ ʂaː˧˧ ʂow˨˩˦] ~ [haŋ˦˩ haː˦˩ saː˧˧ sow˨˩˦]
(Saigon) IPA(key): [haŋ˨˩ haː˨˩ ʂaː˧˧ ʂow˦˥] ~ [haŋ˨˩ haː˨˩ saː˧˧ sow˦˥]
=== Noun ===
Hằng Hà sa số
(literal) the number of sand grains in the Ganges River
=== Adjective ===
hằng hà sa số
(figurative) unfathomably numerous
==== See also ====
vô số (“countless”)