沧海

滄海
cānghǎi
  1. (literary) vast ocean; large ocean
  2. vast ocean; large ocean

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 沧 cāng
  1. (bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green
  2. (literary) cold
=1 沧 cǎng used in 蒼莽／苍莽 (cǎngmǎng, “boundless”)
=2 海 Hǎi surname Hai
=2 海 hǎi
  1. ocean
  2. sea
  3. great number of people or things
  4. (dialect) numerous

classifiers: 個, 片

Containing this entry

曾经沧海 céngjīngcānghǎi
  1. lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom)
  2. fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life
沧海一粟 cānghǎiyīsù
  1. lit. one grain floating on the ocean (idiom)
  2. fig. a drop in the ocean
沧海桑田 cānghǎisāngtián
  1. lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom)
  2. fig. the transformations of the world
沧海遗珠 cānghǎiyízhū undiscovered talent (idiom)
桑田沧海 sāngtiáncānghǎi