曾经沧海

céng jīng cāng hǎi

Definitions

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

Words Containing 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 yún: there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)

Child Words of 曾经沧海

• 曾 céng: once
• 曾 zēng: great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)
• 曾经 céng jīng: once
• 海 hǎi: ocean
• 经 jīng: classics
• 沧 cāng: blue-green or azure (of water)