Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「曾經滄海」.
The idiom 「曾經滄海」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.
Once: experienced; sea: sea. It is a metaphor for having seen the world and not taking ordinary things seriously.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
céng jīng cāng hǎi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chang4 ging1 chong1 hoi2
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
