碧海青天

Mandarin · pinyin bì hǎi qīng tiān

Meanings

  1. green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade
  2. loneliness of faithful widow
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碧
bì · jade; green, blue
海
hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
青
qīng · blue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174
天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
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4–3–1–1 · bi4 hai3 qing1 tian1

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bik1 hoi2 cing1 tin1

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碧海青天 · bi4 hai3 qing1 tian1
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Exact source record碧海青天 碧海青天 [bi4 hai3 qing1 tian1] /green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade/loneliness of faithful widow/