一
部
二
十
四
史
，
不
知
从
何
说
起
y
ì
y
ī
b
ú
b
ù
è
r
è
r
s
h
í
s
h
í
s
ì
s
ì
s
h
ǐ
s
h
ǐ
,
,
b
ù
b
ù
z
h
ī
z
h
ī
c
ó
n
g
c
ó
n
g
h
é
h
é
s
h
u
ō
s
h
u
ō
q
ǐ
q
ǐ
Definitions
1. It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
Components
一
yī
–
one
部
bù
–
ministry
二十四史
Èr shí sì Shǐ
–
PN:the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century
不知
bù zhī
–
not to know
从何说起
cóng hé shuō qǐ
–
to speak from what basis?