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海水难量

海水难量 — “The sea is immeasurable”

海水难量 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the sea is immeasurable”. Used to signify that one should not underestimate a person's future potential or capabilities based on their current status or appearance. Literally, “the sea is hard to measure”.

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海水难量 Pronunciation and Pinyin

海水难量 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
海
hǎi10sea, ocean, or vast
水
shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad
量
liáng12measure, quantity, capacity

Example Sentence with 海水难量

他现在虽然默默无闻,但海水难量,未来成就或许会超出所有人的预期。
Although he is obscure now, one cannot fathom his potential; his future achievements might exceed everyone's expectations.

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Synonyms of 海水难量

  • hǎi海shuǐ水bù不kě可dǒu斗liáng量Never underestimate someone's future potential

More idioms starting with 海

  • hǎi海bù不yáng扬bō波profound peace and tranquility
  • hǎi海bù不bō波yì溢calm and peaceful, free from trouble
  • hǎi海zhōng中lāo捞yuè月make a futile attempt
  • hǎi海nèi内cún存zhī知jǐ己,,tiān天yá涯ruò若bǐ比lín邻Bosom friends make distant lands seem near
  • hǎi海nèi内wú无shuāng双unparalleled in the world
  • hǎi海nèi内dàn澹rán然universal peace and order
  • hǎi海nèi内dǐng鼎fèi沸widespread unrest and turmoil
  • hǎi海běi北tiān天nán南far apart as north sea and south sky
  • hǎi海xiào啸shān山bēng崩overwhelming and rapidly approaching force
  • hǎi海wài外qí奇tán谈groundless absurd talk or rumors
  • hǎi海wài外fú扶yú余a distant foreign land
  • hǎi海yàn宴hé河qīng清universal peace and tranquility

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Questions about 海水难量

What does 海水难量 mean?

海水难量 (hǎi shuǐ nán liáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the sea is immeasurable”.

How do you pronounce 海水难量?

海水难量 is pronounced hǎi shuǐ nán liáng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 海水难量 literally mean?

Literally, 海水难量 means “the sea is hard to measure”. It is used to mean “the sea is immeasurable”.

What is the Chinese definition of 海水难量?

海水是不可以去量的。比喻不可根据某人的现状就低估他的未来。

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