浩如烟海 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• vast as the open sea ; fig. extensive (library)

Character by character

• 浩hàogreat, grand, vast
• 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 烟yānsmoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
• 海hǎisea, ocean; maritime

Idioms sharing a character

• 浩浩荡荡 hào hào dàng dàng
• 一如既往 yī rú jì wǎng
• 一清如水 yī qīng rú shuǐ
• 一贫如洗 yī pín rú xǐ
• 一钱如命 yī qián rú mìng
• 不过如此 bù guò rú cǐ
• 了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
• 人如其名 rén rú qí míng
• 人生如梦 rén shēng rú mèng
• 但愿如此 dàn yuàn rú cǐ

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