







湖海飘零 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wander aimlessly across the world”. To drift from place to place without a fixed abode, implying a rootless and solitary existence. Literally, “Drifting across lakes and seas; wandering in lakes and seas”.

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Open the tool →湖海飘零 (hú hǎi piāo líng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wander aimlessly across the world”.
湖海飘零 is pronounced hú hǎi piāo líng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 湖海飘零 means “Drifting across lakes and seas; wandering in lakes and seas”. It is used to mean “to wander aimlessly across the world”.
飘零:飘泊。居无定所,四处飘泊