曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云

Traditional: 曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲

céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què Wū Shān bù shì yún

Dictionary entry

there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)

What does 曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云 mean?

曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云 (céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què Wū Shān bù shì yún) has the following dictionary meaning.

1there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)

2one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things

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曾Zēngsurname Zeng 经Jīngsurname Jing 沧cāng(bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green · (literary) cold 海Hǎisurname Hai 难nándifficult (to...) · problem 为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group 除chúto get rid of · to remove

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How to pronounce 曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云

曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云

céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què Wū Shān bù shì yún

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