海纳百川 — Chinese idiom
海纳百川
hǎi nà bǎi chuān
Traditional: 海納百川
Meaning
- all rivers run into the sea
- use different means to obtain the same result
Character by character
- 海hǎisea, ocean; maritime
- 纳nàto adopt, to accept; to receive, to take
- 百bǎione hundred; numerous, many
- 川chuānstream, river
Idioms sharing a character
- 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
- 学海泛舟 xué hǎi fàn zhōu
- 学海无涯 xué hǎi wú yá
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