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浩如煙海

简 浩如烟海 · 繁 浩如煙海
Mandarin · pinyin hào rú yān hǎi

Meanings

  1. vast as the open sea (idiom); fig. extensive (library)
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Characters in this entry

浩
hào · great, numerous, vast, abundant
如
rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
煙
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海
hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
烟
yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
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Mandarin tones

4–2–1–3 · hao4 ru2 yan1 hai3

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phrase

  1. (of literature, data, etc., simile) a tremendous amount; voluminous

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