- 不胜枚举 bùshèngméijǔ too many to counttoo numerous to mention individually; impossible to list one by one
- 袁枚 yuánméi Yuan MeiYuan Mei (1716–1797), a famous Qing dynasty poet, essayist, and gastronome. Known for his advocacy of personal spirituality in poetry, he is considered one of the Three Great Masters of the Qianlong and Jiaqing eras.
- 枚举 méijǔ to enumerateto list or name one by one; specifically to cite examples individually
- 不可枚举 bùkěméijǔ innumerabletoo many to count; countless; used to describe a vast quantity of things that cannot be listed individually one by one
- 枚乘 méichéng Mei ChengMei Cheng (?-140 BC), a Han dynasty poet and writer of rhapsodies from Huaiyin who served under Prince Xiao of Liang and was also known as [[枚叔|枚叔|mei2 shu1]]
- 枚卜 méibǔ to choose officials by divinationTo select and appoint ministers or officials by means of divination or casting lots
- 枚叔 méishū Mei Shucourtesy name of Mei Cheng, a famous poet and rhapsody writer of the Western Han dynasty
- 枚枚 méiméi complete in minute detail(literary) describes something that is dense, close-knit, or complete in every minute detail; meticulous
- 枚皋 méigāo Mei GaoMei Gao (c. 153–? BC), a famous Western Han writer of fu poetry known for his wit and speed in composing literary works; often compared to [[东方朔|東方朔|dong1 fang1 shuo4]]
- 枚臯 méigāo Mei GaoHan Dynasty poet known for his prolific output of rhapsodies and prose poems
- 猜枚 cāiméi guessing gametraditional game involving guessing the number, parity, or color of small objects held in another person's closed hand, often played as a drinking game
- 衔枚 xiánméi to gag soldiers(literary) to have soldiers hold a gag in their mouths to ensure silence during a secret night march or surprise attack
- 钳马衔枚 qiánmǎxiánméi to march in utter silence(idiom) with horses and soldiers gagged, meaning that a marching army is moving in complete silence to avoid detection during a surprise attack
- 马工枚速 mǎgōngméisù to each their own strengths(idiom) based on the different styles of writers [[司马相如|司馬相如|si1 ma3 xiang1 ru2]] and [[枚皋|枚皋|mei2 gao1]], one being meticulous and the other fast; used to describe how different people have their own unique talents or areas of excellence
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH