Pinyin Dictionary results for "ceng jing"

曾经
once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
曾经沧海
lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom); fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life
曾经沧海难为水,除却巫山不是云
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
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