汪洋大海
Chinese
| ocean; sea; large bowl or wine cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (汪洋大海) |
汪洋 | 大海 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wāngyángdàhǎi
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄤ ㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wangyángdàhǎi
- Wade–Giles: wang1-yang2-ta4-hai3
- Yale: wāng-yáng-dà-hǎi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uangyangdahhae
- Palladius: ванъяндахай (vanʺjandaxaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ tä⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wong1 joeng4 daai6 hoi2
- Yale: wōng yèuhng daaih hói
- Cantonese Pinyin: wong1 joeng4 daai6 hoi2
- Guangdong Romanization: wong1 yêng4 dai6 hoi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔːŋ⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹ taːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
汪洋大海
- vast ocean
- (figuratively) something great in strength and impetus
- 動員了全國的老百姓，就造成了陷敵於滅頂之災的汪洋大海。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1938, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論持久戰》 (On Protracted War), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Dòngyuán le quánguó de lǎobǎixìng, jiù zàochéng le xiàn dí yú mièdǐngzhīzāi de wāngyángdàhǎi. [Pinyin]
- The mobilization of the common people throughout the country will create a vast sea in which to drown the enemy.
动员了全国的老百姓，就造成了陷敌于灭顶之灾的汪洋大海。 [MSC, simp.]