海王 - Poseidon, Greek god of the sea/Neptune, Roman god of the sea/Aquaman, DC comic book superhero - Hǎi wáng | Definition

人不可貌相，海水不可斗量

rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng

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

hóu mén sì hǎi

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)

八仙过海，各显神通

Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng

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

刀山火海

dāo shān huǒ hǎi

1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)

胜者王侯败者寇

shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu

1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
2 history is written by the victors

名扬四海

míng yáng sì hǎi

1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
2 famous

四海升平

sì hǎi shēng píng

1 lit. all four oceans are peaceful
2 worldwide peace (idiom)

四海为家

sì hǎi wéi jiā

1 to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
2 to feel at home anywhere
3 to roam about unconstrained
4 to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own

四海皆准

sì hǎi jiē zhǔn

1 appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
2 a panacea

四海飘零

sì hǎi piāo líng

1 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)

大水冲了龙王庙

dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào

1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other

大海捞针

dà hǎi lāo zhēn

1 lit. to fish a needle from the sea
2 to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)

学海泛舟

xué hǎi fàn zhōu

1 sailing on the sea of learning (idiom)

学海无涯

xué hǎi wú yá

1 sea of learning, no horizon (idiom); no limits to what one still has to learn
2 ars longa, vita brevis

山珍海错

shān zhēn hǎi cuò

1 rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies

山盟海誓

shān méng hǎi shì

1 to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
2 to swear by all the Gods

山高海深

shān gāo hǎi shēn

1 high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom); fig. infinite bounty

恨海难填

hèn hǎi nán tián

1 sea of hatred is hard to fill (idiom); irreconcilable division

成则为王，败则为寇

chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu

1 lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
2 fig. losers are always in the wrong

排山倒海

pái shān dǎo hǎi

1 lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering
2 fig. gigantic
3 of spectacular significance

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