曾经沧海
曾经沧海
céng jīng cāng hǎi
lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom); fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life
idiom
Traditional: 曾經滄海
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- (idiom) lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom)
- fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life
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Related Words
一呼百诺(yī hū bǎi nuò)— one command brings a hundred responses (idiom); having hundreds of attendants at one's beck and call
→一无所有(yī wú suǒ yǒu)— not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
→曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云(céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què Wū Shān bù shì yún)— there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
→大片(dà piàn)— wide expanse
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