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观于海者难为水
观于海者难为水
观于海者难为水
观于海者难为水
观于海者难为水
观于海者难为水
观于海者难为水
观于海者难为水

观于海者难为水 — “He who has seen the ocean finds it difficult to be impressed by water”

观于海者难为水 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “one who has experienced something vast or grand will find lesser things uninteresting or unremarkable, signifying an elevated perspective or higher standards”. Literally, “He who has seen the ocean finds it difficult to be impressed by water”.

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观于海者难为水 Pronunciation and Pinyin

观于海者难为水 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
观		guān6look, observe, view
于		yú3at, in, on, to, from
海		hǎi10sea, ocean, or vast
者		zhě9person, thing, or situation
难		nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad
为		wei4to be or to do
水		shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice

Example Sentence with 观于海者难为水

他从小就接触各种高端科技项目，所以现在看这些普通的电子产品，真是观于海者难为水啊。
Having been exposed to various high-end technology projects since childhood, he now finds these ordinary electronic products rather unimpressive, truly a case of 'one who has seen the ocean thinks nothing of mere rivers'.

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Questions about 观于海者难为水

What does 观于海者难为水 mean?

观于海者难为水 (guān yú hǎi zhě nán wei shuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “one who has experienced something vast or grand will find lesser things uninteresting or unremarkable, signifying an elevated perspective or higher standards”.

How do you pronounce 观于海者难为水?

观于海者难为水 is pronounced guān yú hǎi zhě nán wei shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 观于海者难为水 literally mean?

Literally, 观于海者难为水 means “He who has seen the ocean finds it difficult to be impressed by water”. It is used to mean “one who has experienced something vast or grand will find lesser things uninteresting or unremarkable, signifying an elevated perspective or higher standards”.

What is the Chinese definition of 观于海者难为水?

观：看。看过大海再看江河就觉得没有什么可看的。比喻见过大世面的人眼界高