浩如烟海

Traditional: 浩如煙海

hào rú yān hǎi

Dictionary entry

vast as the open sea (idiom); fig. extensive (library)

What does 浩如烟海 mean?

浩如烟海 (hào rú yān hǎi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1vast as the open sea (idiom); fig. extensive (library)

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浩hàogrand · vast (water)如rúas · as if 烟yāncigarette or pipe tobacco · CL:根[gen1]海Hǎisurname Hai

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浩如烟海

hào rú yān hǎi

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