沧海一粟

Traditional: 滄海一粟

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Dictionary entry

(lit.) one grain floating on the ocean (idiom)

What does 沧海一粟 mean?

沧海一粟 (cāng hǎi yī sù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) one grain floating on the ocean (idiom)

2(fig.) a drop in the ocean

Character breakdown

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沧cāng(bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green · (literary) cold 海Hǎisurname Hai 一yīone · single 粟Sùsurname Su

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