成seng4千cin1上soeng5萬maan6

English

1. (lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
2. overwhelmingly many; thousands and tens of thousands; thousands upon thousands; usually the specific number is of little importance; it simply means "a lot"
3. (fig.) untold numbers; innumerable; countless

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 幾千至幾萬（唔係確實嘅數目，只係好多噉解）

Examples

• 成千上萬嘅學生上街遊行。

  Thousands upon thousands of students march on the streets.

• 成千上万的人死于瘟疫。

  Thousands upon thousands have died from the epidemic.

  Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

• 成千上万的人想要知道答案。

  Thousands of people wanted to know the answer.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• 成千上万的士兵和市民死去了。

  Thousands upon thousands of soldiers and civilians died.

  Tatoeba · crescat CC BY

• 成千上万的人对这个广告很失望。

  Thousands of people were very disappointed with this advertisement.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• 每年有成千上万的外国人访问日本。

  Thousands of foreigners visit Japan every year.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY