道山学海 — Chinese idiom
道山学海
dào shān xué hǎi
Traditional: 道山學海
Meaning
- mountain of Dao, sea of learning ; learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas
- ars longa, vita brevis
Character by character
- 道dàomethod, way; path, road
- 山shānmountain, hill, peak
- 学xuélearning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to s
- 海hǎisea, ocean; maritime
Idioms sharing a character
- 一语道破 yī yǔ dào pò
- 仁义道德 rén yì dào dé
- 假道伐虢 jiǎ dào fá Guó
- 分道扬镳 fēn dào yáng biāo
- 口碑载道 kǒu bēi zài dào
- 问道于盲 wèn dào yú máng
- 坐而论道 zuò ér lùn dào
- 天公地道 tiān gōng dì dào
- 天道酬勤 tiān dào chóu qín
- 安贫乐道 ān pín lè dào
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