海

Chinese Idioms Containing “海”

14 idioms featuring this character

1

学海无涯

xué hǎi wú yá

Learning is limitless

Literal: Ocean of learning has no shores

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2

海纳百川

hǎi nà bǎi chuān

Accept all with open mind

Literal: Sea accepts hundred rivers

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3

精卫填海

jīng wèi tián hǎi

Persist despite impossibility

Literal: Bird fills sea with pebbles

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4

四海为家

sì hǎi wéi jiā

At home anywhere

Literal: Four seas become home

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5

人山人海

rén shān rén hǎi

Vast crowds of people

Literal: People mountain people sea

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6

沧海桑田

cāng hǎi sāng tián

Profound transformations over time

Literal: Blue sea mulberry field

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7

海底捞针

hǎi dǐ lāo zhēn

Attempt an extremely difficult search

Literal: Sea bottom dredge needle

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8

海枯石烂

hǎi kū shí làn

Until the end of time; eternal love

Literal: Seas dry, stones rot

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9

四海升平

sì hǎi shēng píng

Peace everywhere; universal harmony

Literal: Four seas rising in peace

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10

瞒天过海

mán tiān guò hǎi

Disguise true intentions

Literal: Deceive heaven, cross sea

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11

石沉大海

shí chén dà hǎi

Disappear without trace

Literal: Stone sinks into the sea

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12

天涯海角

tiān yá hǎi jiǎo

Distant separation

Literal: Sky's edge, sea's corner

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13

海阔天空

hǎi kuò tiān kōng

Unbounded scope; or talk that rambles everywhere

Literal: Vast ocean, boundless sky

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14

福如东海

fú rú dōng hǎi

May your good fortune be boundless

Literal: Blessings like the Eastern Sea

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