曾經滄海

Chinese

		(refers to something that happened previously); already; at some time in the past (refers to something that happened previously); already; at some time in the past; before; once; great-grand (father)	classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture	vast ocean; large ocean
trad. (曾經滄海)		曾	經	滄海
simp. (曾经沧海)		曾	经	沧海

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): céngjīngcānghǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cang⁴ ging¹ cong¹ hoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: céngjīngcānghǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: céngjingcanghǎi
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻêng²-ching¹-tsʻang¹-hai³
    • Yale: tséng-jīng-tsāng-hǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tserngjingtsanghae
    • Palladius: цэнцзинцанхай (cɛnczincanxaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cang⁴ ging¹ cong¹ hoi²
    • Yale: chàhng gīng chōng hói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsang⁴ ging¹ tsong¹ hoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ceng⁴ ging¹ cong¹ hoi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐŋ²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/

Idiom

曾經滄海

1. been there, done that

Synonyms

• 曾經滄海難為水／曾经沧海难为水 (céng jīng cānghǎi nán wéi shuǐ)