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沧海一粟

滄海一粟
cāng hǎi

Meanings

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cāng hǎi
  1. 1.(lit.) one grain floating on the ocean (idiom)
  2. 2.(fig.) a drop in the ocean

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.drop in the ocean; drop in the bucket

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Etymology

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”).

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