海纳百川 — “The sea contains all rivers”
海纳百川 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely inclusive and open-minded, embracing a wide variety of things or ideas; like the sea that embraces all rivers, signifying great capacity and tolerance for diversity”. Literally, “The sea contains all rivers”.
海纳百川 Pronunciation and Pinyin
海纳百川 Character Breakdown
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- 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
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What does 海纳百川 mean?
海纳百川 (hǎi nà bǎi chuān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely inclusive and open-minded, embracing a wide variety of things or ideas; like the sea that embraces all rivers, signifying great capacity and tolerance for diversity”.
How do you pronounce 海纳百川?
海纳百川 is pronounced hǎi nà bǎi chuān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 海纳百川 literally mean?
Literally, 海纳百川 means “the sea contains all rivers”. It is used to mean “to be extremely inclusive and open-minded, embracing a wide variety of things or ideas; like the sea that embraces all rivers, signifying great capacity and tolerance for diversity”.
What is the Chinese definition of 海纳百川?
纳：容纳，包容。大海可以容得下成百上千条江河之水。比喻包容的东西非常广泛，而且数量很大。