There are 15 total results for your 滄海 search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
滄海 沧海 see styles |
cāng hǎi cang1 hai3 ts`ang hai tsang hai sōkai そうかい |
blue waters the vast ocean |
滄海一滴 see styles |
soukaiitteki / sokaitteki そうかいいってき |
a drop in the ocean (bucket) |
滄海一粟 沧海一粟 see styles |
cāng hǎi yī sù cang1 hai3 yi1 su4 ts`ang hai i su tsang hai i su |
a drop in the ocean (idiom) |
滄海桑田 沧海桑田 see styles |
cāng hǎi sāng tián cang1 hai3 sang1 tian2 ts`ang hai sang t`ien tsang hai sang tien soukaisouden / sokaisoden そうかいそうでん |
lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom); fig. the transformations of the world (expression) (yoji) the world is a scene of constant changes; the blue sea turns into a mulberry field |
滄海遺珠 沧海遗珠 see styles |
cāng hǎi yí zhū cang1 hai3 yi2 zhu1 ts`ang hai i chu tsang hai i chu |
undiscovered talent (idiom) |
曾經滄海 曾经沧海 see styles |
céng jīng cāng hǎi ceng2 jing1 cang1 hai3 ts`eng ching ts`ang hai tseng ching tsang hai |
lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom); fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life |
桑田滄海 see styles |
soudensoukai / sodensokai そうでんそうかい |
(expression) (yoji) (from a Chinese legend) the world is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea) |
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soukai / sokai そうかい |
(form) the blue sea; blue waters |
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soukai / sokai そうかい |
(See 青海原) blue sea; blue waters |
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soukainoishu / sokainoishu そうかいのいしゅ |
(yoji) (rare) talented person unbeknownst to the world |
桑田変じて滄海となる see styles |
soudenhenjitesoukaitonaru / sodenhenjitesokaitonaru そうでんへんじてそうかいとなる |
(expression) (proverb) the world is a scene of constant changes; a mulberry field changes into a blue sea |
桑田変じて滄海と成る see styles |
soudenhenjitesoukaitonaru / sodenhenjitesokaitonaru そうでんへんじてそうかいとなる |
(expression) (proverb) the world is a scene of constant changes; a mulberry field changes into a blue sea |
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soukainoichizoku / sokainoichizoku そうかいのいちぞく |
(exp,n) (idiom) drop in the bucket; drop in the ocean; one grain of millet in a vast ocean |
曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲 曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云 see styles |
céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què wū shān bù shì yún ceng2 jing1 cang1 hai3 nan2 wei2 shui3 , chu2 que4 wu1 shan1 bu4 shi4 yun2 ts`eng ching ts`ang hai nan wei shui , ch`u ch`üeh wu shan pu shih yün tseng ching tsang hai nan wei shui , chu chüeh wu shan pu shih yün |
there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom); one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things |
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soudenhenjitesoukaitonaru / sodenhenjitesokaitonaru そうでんへんじてそうかいとなる |
(exp,v5r) (proverb) the world is a scene of constant changes; a mulberry field changes into a blue sea |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 15 results for "滄海" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
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