1 Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]

1 north

2 (classical) to be defeated

1 Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China

2 Peking

3 PRC government

1 surname Hai

1 ocean

2 classifier: 个 gè

1 to live miles apart (idiom)

1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)

1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea

2 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)

1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)

2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities

1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames

2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)