醋海生波 — Chinese idiom
醋海生波
cù hǎi shēng bō
Meaning
- lit. waves on a sea of vinegar
- trouble caused by a jealous woman
Character by character
- 醋cùvinegar; jealousy, envy
- 海hǎisea, ocean; maritime
- 生shēnglife, lifetime; birth; growth
- 波bōwaves, ripples, breakers; undulations
Idioms sharing a character
- 油盐酱醋 yóu yán jiàng cù
- 添油加醋 tiān yóu jiā cù
- 人山人海 rén shān rén hǎi
- 侯门似海 hóu mén sì hǎi
- 刀山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi
- 名扬四海 míng yáng sì hǎi
- 四海升平 sì hǎi shēng píng
- 四海为家 sì hǎi wéi jiā
- 四海飘零 sì hǎi piāo líng
- 大海捞针 dà hǎi lāo zhēn
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