céng jīng cāng hǎi

Traditional: 曾經滄海

曾经沧海 (céng jīng cāng hǎi) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom); fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom)
  2. 2fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life

Characters in 曾经沧海

曾céng · once经jīng · classics沧cāng · (bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green海hǎi · ocean

Related words

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