曾经沧海 — Chinese idiom
曾经沧海
céng jīng cāng hǎi
Traditional: 曾經滄海
Meaning
- lit. having crossed the vast ocean
- fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life
Character by character
- 曾céngalready, formerly, once; the past
- 经jīngthe classics; to experience, to undergo
- 沧cāngazure, cold, vast (all as of the sea)
- 海hǎisea, ocean; maritime
Idioms sharing a character
- 一本正经 yī běn zhèng jīng
- 不见经传 bù jiàn jīng zhuàn
- 久经考验 jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn
- 天经地义 tiān jīng dì yì
- 引经据典 yǐn jīng jù diǎn
- 必经之路 bì jīng zhī lù
- 惨淡经营 cǎn dàn jīng yíng
- 弃农经商 qì nóng jīng shāng
- 满腹经纶 mǎn fù jīng lún
- 经久不息 jīng jiǔ bù xī
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