五湖四海
wǔ hú sì hǎi
Pinyin
Definition
五湖四海
-
- all parts of the country
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一五一十
- 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
三五成群
- 1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
三令五申
- 1 to order again and again (idiom)
三番五次
- 1 over and over again (idiom)
三纲五常
- 1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
- 2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
Sample Sentences
我们是一个藏族民居改造的客栈,有20个房间,每天都有来自五湖四海的兄弟姐妹留宿。
We are an inn that has been refurbished from traditional Tibet dwellings. There are 20 rooms, and every day there are tourists (literal meaning-brothers and sisters) from all corners of the world.