cāng
hǎi

idiom

Meaning of 沧海一粟

沧海一粟 means a drop in the ocean; extremely tiny and insignificant. Pronounced cāng hǎi yī sù.

  • a drop in the ocean; extremely tiny and insignificant

Definitions & Examples

rén
de
liàng
zài
shǐ
cháng
zhōng
 
guò
shì
cāng
hǎi
 

An individual's strength is but a drop in the ocean of history.

men
suǒ
xué
dào
de
zhī
shì
 
wèi
zhī
de
shì
jiè
xiāng
 
yóu
cāng
hǎi
 

The knowledge we have acquired is like a grain in the vast sea compared to the unknown world.

Qún
zhòng
zhì
huì
qióng
jìn
 
rén
de
cái
néng
zhǐ
guò
shì
cāng
hǎi
 

The wisdom of the masses is boundless; an individual's talent is merely a drop in the ocean.

Gōng
de
zhè
diǎn
rùn
zài
páng
de
shì
chǎng
zǒng
é
 
zhǐ
néng
suàn
cāng
hǎi
 

The company's meager profits are just a drop in the ocean of the vast total market.

Zài
hào
hàn
de
zhòu
miàn
qián
 
qiú
wén
míng
xiǎn
tóng
cāng
hǎi
 

In the face of the vast universe, Earth's civilization also seems like a mere grain of sand.