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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

Definitions

  • there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
  • one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things