浩如煙海
Chinese
grand; vast (water) | as (if); such as | a vast sea of fog; something huge and voluminous | ||
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trad. (浩如煙海) | 浩 | 如 | 煙海 | |
simp. (浩如烟海) | 浩 | 如 | 烟海 | |
Literally: “as vase as a sea of fog”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄢ ㄏㄞˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hàorúyanhǎi
- Wade–Giles: hao4-ju2-yen1-hai3
- Yale: hàu-rú-yān-hǎi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hawruianhae
- Palladius: хаожуяньхай (xaožujanʹxaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ jɛn⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hou6 jyu4 jin1 hoi2
- Yale: houh yùh yīn hói
- Cantonese Pinyin: hou6 jy4 jin1 hoi2
- Guangdong Romanization: hou6 yu4 yin1 hoi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hou̯²² jyː²¹ jiːn⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 浩如煙海
- (of literature, data, etc.) a tremendous amount; voluminous