投山窜海 — “Banished to mountains and seas; Cast into mountains and fleeing to seas”
投山窜海 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be banished or exiled to remote, desolate regions (often due to wrongdoing); to be sent to a far-off, isolated place”. Literally, “Banished to mountains and seas; Cast into mountains and fleeing to seas”.
投山窜海 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 投山窜海 mean?
投山窜海 (tóu shān cuàn hǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be banished or exiled to remote, desolate regions (often due to wrongdoing); to be sent to a far-off, isolated place”.
How do you pronounce 投山窜海?
投山窜海 is pronounced tóu shān cuàn hǎi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 投山窜海 literally mean?
Literally, 投山窜海 means “Banished to mountains and seas; Cast into mountains and fleeing to seas”. It is used to mean “to be banished or exiled to remote, desolate regions (often due to wrongdoing); to be sent to a far-off, isolated place”.
What is the Chinese definition of 投山窜海?
山、海，荒凉边远之地。指有罪而被放逐到荒凉边远的地区。