海纳百川

Traditional: 海納百川

hǎi nà bǎi chuān

Dictionary entry

all rivers run into the sea

What does 海纳百川 mean?

海纳百川 (hǎi nà bǎi chuān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1all rivers run into the sea

2use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)

Character breakdown

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海Hǎisurname Hai 纳Nàsurname Na 百Bǎisurname Bai 川Chuānshort name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1]

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How to pronounce 海纳百川

海纳百川

hǎi nà bǎi chuān

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