海晏河清

hǎi yàn hé qīng

Dictionary entry

(lit.) the Yellow River is clear and the seas are calm (idiom)

What does 海晏河清 mean?

海晏河清 (hǎi yàn hé qīng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) the Yellow River is clear and the seas are calm (idiom)

2(fig.) the world is at peace

Character breakdown

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海Hǎisurname Hai 晏Yànsurname Yan 河hériver (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]) · (bound form) the Yellow River 清QīngQing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) · surname Qing

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hǎi yàn hé qīng

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