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曾经沧海

céng jīng cāng hǎi

4-character word Traditional 曾經滄海

What 曾经沧海 means

1. lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom)
2. fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life

The characters in 曾经沧海

• 曾céngonce; already; ever (in the past)
• 经jīngclassics; sacred book; scripture
• 沧cāng(bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green; (literary) cold
• 海hǎiocean; sea; great number of people or things

Words starting with 曾经沧海

• 曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què Wū Shān bù shì yúnthere are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed…