海納百川

简 海纳百川 · 繁 海納百川
Mandarin · pinyin hǎi nà bǎi chuān

Meanings

  1. all rivers run into the sea
  2. use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)
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海
hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
納
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百
bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
川
chuān · stream, river; flow; boil
纳
nà · admit, take, receive, accept
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3–4–3–1 · hai3 na4 bai3 chuan1

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hoi2 naap6 baak3 cyun1

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海納百川 · hai3 na4 bai3 chuan1
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Exact source record海納百川 海纳百川 [hai3 na4 bai3 chuan1] /all rivers run into the sea/use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)/