四海飘零 (四海飄零)
sì hǎi piāo líng
Pinyin
Definition
四海飘零 (四海飄零)
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- drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
七零八落
- 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
- 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
侯门似海
- 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)
传播四方
- 1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
八仙过海,各显神通
- 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