滄海一粟
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See also: 沧海一粟
Chinese
[edit]vast ocean; large ocean | one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
grain; millet | ||
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trad. (滄海一粟) | 滄海 | 一 | 粟 | |
simp. (沧海一粟) | 沧海 | 一 | 粟 |
Etymology
[edit]From Su Shi's Former Ode on the Red Cliffs:
In some versions of the original text, 浮海 (fú hǎi, “floating in the ocean”) is written as 滄海 / 沧海 (cānghǎi, “large ocean”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ ㄧ ㄙㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: canghǎiyisù
- Wade–Giles: tsʻang1-hai3-i1-su4
- Yale: tsāng-hǎi-yī-sù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsanghaeisuh
- Palladius: цанхайису (canxajisu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ su⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cong1 hoi2 jat1 suk1
- Yale: chōng hói yāt sūk
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsong1 hoi2 jat7 suk7
- Guangdong Romanization: cong1 hoi2 yed1 sug1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sʊk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]滄海一粟
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